The surgical urgency relating to an operative procedure. A classification based on the National Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths (NCEPOD) classification of operation urgency. Used for local surgical and anaesthesia audits.

National codes:

01	Elective - operation pre-planned at a time to suit both patient and surgeon
02	Scheduled - an early operation usually within 3 weeks. Often applicable to cancer surgery
03	Urgent - operation as soon as possible and usually within 24hrs
04	Immediate - requires immediate surgery without time for preparation or resuscitation

References:
National Cancer Data Set Version 1.3_ISB October 2002

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	SURGICAL URGENCIES