Clinical Focus: This grouping of value sets contains value sets which identify patients who have a general surgery procedure. These surgical procedures are thoracic and abdominal procedures, except for cardiac procedures.
Data Element Scope: The intent of this data element is to identify patients who have general surgery procedures. Using the Quality Data Model, this data element maps to the Procedure category.
Inclusion Criteria: Only include codes which represent general surgery. These surgical procedures are thoracic and abdominal procedures, except for cardiac procedures.
Exclusion Criteria: None.
Subject constrained to the General Surgery