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To better understand these issues, we surveyed neurosurgeons.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"st2\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 13-question survey was sent to Council of State Neurosurgical Societies email subscribers. The survey focused on training or practice level, location, practice setting, ambulatory surgical center (ASC) utilization, and types of procedures performed at ASCs. Responses were tabulated. Statistical analysis was performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"st3\">\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 11,091 subscribers, 101 responses (0.9%) were recorded. Most of the respondents (57.4%) utilized an ASC in their practice. The commonly performed procedures were microdiscectomy (98.1%), hemilaminectomy (94.2%), battery changes (87.5%), single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (84.6%), single-level lumbar or thoracic laminectomy (80.8%), and peripheral nerve decompression (66.7%). Cranial procedures were seldom performed. Other device-related procedures were common and included vagal nerve stimulation (32.5%), spinal cord stimulation (67.5%), baclofen pump placement (25%), and baclofen pump replacement (27.5%). Only 17.1% of respondents who worked in academia taught residents in an ASC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"st4\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>According to our survey results, most neurosurgeons have incorporated ASCs into their practices in some capacity and most frequently for simple spine procedures, device-related procedures, and peripheral nerve decompression. 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