The COLPOSCOPY PRIME PROCEDURE TYPE identifies the prime PATIENT PROCEDURE undertaken during the first Colposcopy CLINIC ATTENDANCE CONSULTANT or CLINIC ATTENDANCE NURSE within the REPORTING PERIOD. More than one procedure may be carried out, but only one should be recorded for KC65 purposes, this being determined by the order of severity. The classifications are listed in order of severity with the most severe being listed first and so on.

Note where the PATIENT opts to defer treatment to a later time the classification e. No treatment; no treatment received and no biopsy taken, should be recorded.

Classification:

a.	Ablation; treatment method recorded as ablation. This will include cold coagulation, cryotherapy, cautery and diathermy.
	(i) biopsy result available
	(ii) no biopsy taken, or biopsy result not known by clinic
b.	Loop/laser excision or knife cone; treatment method recorded as loop/laser excision or knife cone and biopsy type recorded as other than no biopsy. This will include LLETZ and NEEP.
c.	Diagnostic biopsy (punch); no treatment received and biopsy type recorded as directed biopsy or multiple directed biopsy, or any other biopsy taken for diagnostic purposes only.
d.	Other; treatment method recorded as other and biopsy type recorded as other than no biopsy. This will include polyp avulsion and treatment with silver nitrate.
e.	No treatment; no treatment received and no biopsy taken.

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	COLPOSCOPY PRIME PROCEDURE TYPES