Unlike traditional surgery, interventional radiology only requires a pinhole-sized incision. This results in reduced discomfort for patients—and a quicker recovery. The majority of interventional radiology treatments can be performed in an outpatient setting, allowing many patients to return home the same day. Patients are frequently discharged from the hospital within 24 hours if a hospital stay is necessary. However, Broadway Vascular provide same day discharge. While many surgical procedures require general anesthesia, interventional radiology employs conscious sedation techniques to keep patients comfortable and relaxed throughout the operation without exposing them to the hazards associated with general anesthesia. Interventional radiology treatments have been shown to produce comparable — and in some cases, much superior — outcomes to open surgery. Indeed, interventional radiology has largely supplanted open surgery for many procedures.