Major Surgical Procedure

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http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.666.5.1250
Version
20240821
PublisherAcumen OP StewardDate2024-08-21T01:12:19-04:00Description

The intent of this value set is to identify an exclusionary population of patients who had a major surgery from a measure focused on a medication-related adverse major bleeding event.

Purpose

(Clinical Focus: Major surgery defined as a procedure associated with expected blood loss of >500 mL, significant fluid shifts, and typically at least one night in the hospital. Includes laparoscopic surgery with a few exceptions, open resection of organs, large joint replacements, mastectomy with immediate reconstruction, spine, thoracic, vascular, and intracranial surgery.),(Data Element Scope: The intent of this data element is to identify patients who have had a selected major surgery. Using the Quality Data Model, this particular element will map to the Procedure category.),(Inclusion Criteria: Include SNOMED CT codes that identify selected major surgeries.),(Exclusion Criteria: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, tubal ligation, and surgeries deemed 'minor' by not meeting the criteria for inclusion.)

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