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Elective surgery

Glossary Item Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termGlossary Item
METEOR identifier:Help on this term568780
Registration status:Help on this term

Health, Standard 12/06/2015

Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/12/2016

Definition:Help on this term

Elective surgery is planned surgery that can be booked in advance as a result of a specialist clinical assessment resulting in placement on an elective surgery waiting list.

Context:Help on this term

Admitted patient care

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

Surgery is defined as procedures listed in the surgical operations section of the Commonwealth Medicare Benefits Schedule.

Surgery is classified as either emergency surgery, elective surgery or other surgery on the basis of a patient's presentation and subsequent care (not by time periods to surgery).

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

National Health Information Standards and Statistics Committee

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Elective surgery

        Health, Superseded 12/06/2015

See also Emergency surgery

        Health, Standard 12/06/2015

        Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/12/2016

See also Other surgery

        Health, Standard 12/06/2015

        Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/12/2016

Metadata items which use this glossary item:Help on this term
Admitted patient care NBEDS 2020-21

        Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

Admitted patient care NBEDS 2021-22

        Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

Admitted patient care NBEDS 2022–23

        Health, Superseded 20/12/2022

Admitted patient care NBEDS 2023–24

        Health, Standard 20/12/2022

Admitted patient care NBEDS 2024–25

        Health, Qualified 08/09/2023

Admitted patient care NMDS 2016-17

        Health, Superseded 05/10/2016

Admitted patient care NMDS 2017-18

        Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

Admitted patient care NMDS 2018-19

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

Admitted patient care NMDS 2019-20

        Health, Superseded 18/12/2019

Admitted patient care NMDS 2020–21

        Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

Admitted patient care NMDS 2021–22

        Health, Superseded 20/10/2021

Admitted patient care NMDS 2022–23

        Health, Superseded 20/12/2022

Admitted patient care NMDS 2023–24

        Health, Standard 20/12/2022

Admitted patient care NMDS 2024–25

        Health, Qualified 08/09/2023

Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2021–22

        Health, Superseded 20/10/2021

Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2022–23

        Health, Superseded 20/12/2022

Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2023–24

        Health, Standard 20/12/2022

Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2024–25

        Health, Qualified 08/09/2023

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.2–Waiting times for elective surgery: waiting times in days, 2019

        Health, Superseded 13/10/2021

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.2–Waiting times for elective surgery: waiting times in days, 2020

        Health, Standard 13/10/2021

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.4–Waiting times for elective surgery: percentage waited more than 365 days, 2019

        Health, Superseded 13/10/2021

Coronary artery disease intervention code N

        Health, Recorded 07/05/2018

Elective care type code N

        Health, Superseded 14/10/2021

Elective care waiting list episode—category reassignment date

        Health, Standard 12/06/2015

        Tasmanian Health, Standard 02/12/2016

Elective care waiting list episode—category reassignment date, DDMMYYYY

        Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 28/03/2023

Elective care waiting list episode—category reassignment date, DDMMYYYY

        Health, Standard 05/02/2021

        Tasmanian Health, Standard 28/03/2023

Elective care waiting list episode—category reassignment date, DDMMYYYY

        Health, Superseded 19/11/2015

Elective surgery code NN

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

Elective surgery waiting list episode—clinical urgency

        Health, Standard 12/06/2015

        Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/12/2016

Elective surgery waiting list episode—clinical urgency, code N

        Health, Standard 05/02/2021

Elective surgery waiting list episode—clinical urgency, code N

        Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

Elective surgery waiting list episode—intended procedure, code NNN

        Health, Superseded 29/06/2016

Elective surgery waiting list episode—intended procedure, code NNN

        Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

Elective surgery waiting list episode—intended procedure, code NNN

        Health, Superseded 21/08/2019

Elective surgery waiting list episode—intended procedure, code NNN

        Health, Superseded 20/10/2022

Elective surgery waiting list episode—intended procedure, code NNN

        Health, Standard 20/10/2022

Elective surgery waiting list episode—intended procedure, code NNN

        Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

Elective surgery waiting list episode—overdue patient status, code N

        Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 28/03/2023

Elective surgery waiting list episode—overdue patient status, code N

        Health, Standard 05/02/2021

        Tasmanian Health, Standard 28/03/2023

Elective surgery waiting list episode—overdue patient status, code N

        Health, Superseded 18/12/2019

Elective surgery waiting list episode—overdue patient status, code N

        Health, Superseded 19/11/2015

Elective surgery waiting list episode—overdue patient status, code N

        Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 16/06/2020

Elective surgery waiting list episode—reason for removal from a waiting list, code N

        Health, Standard 25/01/2018

Elective surgery waiting list episode—surgical specialty (of scheduled doctor), code NN

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

Elective surgery waiting list episode—surgical specialty of scheduled doctor, code NN

        Health, Standard 12/12/2018

Elective surgery waiting list episode—waiting time (at a census date), total days N[NNN]

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 16/06/2020

Elective surgery waiting list episode—waiting time (at removal), total days N[NNN]

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 16/06/2020

Elective surgery waiting list episode—waiting time at a census date, total days N[NNN]

        Health, Superseded 18/12/2019

Elective surgery waiting list episode—waiting time at a census date, total days N[NNN]

        Health, Standard 05/02/2021

        Tasmanian Health, Standard 28/03/2023

Elective surgery waiting list episode—waiting time at a census date, total days N[NNN]

        Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 28/03/2023

Elective surgery waiting list episode—waiting time at removal, total days N[NNN]

        Health, Standard 05/02/2021

        Tasmanian Health, Standard 28/03/2023

Elective surgery waiting list episode—waiting time at removal, total days N[NNN]

        Health, Superseded 18/12/2019

Elective surgery waiting list episode—waiting time at removal, total days N[NNN]

        Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 28/03/2023

Elective surgery waiting times (census data) NMDS 2015-16

        Health, Superseded 19/11/2015

Elective surgery waiting times (census data) NMDS 2016-17

        Health, Superseded 29/06/2016

Elective surgery waiting times (removals data) NMDS 2015-16

        Health, Superseded 19/11/2015

Elective surgery waiting times (removals data) NMDS 2016-17

        Health, Superseded 29/06/2016

Elective surgery waiting times NMDS 2016-17

        Health, Superseded 05/10/2016

Elective surgery waiting times NMDS 2017-18

        Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

Elective surgery waiting times NMDS 2018-19

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

Elective surgery waiting times NMDS 2019–20

        Health, Superseded 18/12/2019

Elective surgery waiting times NMDS 2020–21

        Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

Elective surgery waiting times NMDS 2021–22

        Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

Elective surgery waiting times NMDS 2022–23

        Health, Superseded 09/12/2022

Elective surgery waiting times NMDS 2023–24

        Health, Standard 09/12/2022

Elective surgery waiting times NMDS 2024–25

        Health, Qualified 08/09/2023

Emergency surgery

        Health, Standard 12/06/2015

        Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/12/2016

Episode of admitted patient care—unplanned admission to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) following elective surgery indicator

        Health, Standard 04/09/2015

Episode of admitted patient care—unplanned admission to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) following elective surgery indicator, Yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

        Health, Standard 04/09/2015

Intended procedure

        Health, Standard 19/11/2015

        Tasmanian Health, Standard 08/12/2016

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20a–Waiting times for elective surgery: waiting times in days, 2018

        Health, Superseded 19/06/2019

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20a–Waiting times for elective surgery: waiting times in days, 2019

        Health, Superseded 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20a–Waiting times for elective surgery: waiting times in days, 2020

        Health, Standard 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20a–Waiting times for elective surgery: waiting times in days, 2021

        Health, Standard 16/09/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20a–Waiting times for elective surgery: waiting times in days, 2022

        Health, Standard 24/09/2021

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20b–Waiting times for elective surgery: proportion seen on time, 2018

        Health, Superseded 19/06/2019

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20b–Waiting times for elective surgery: proportion seen on time, 2019

        Health, Superseded 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20b–Waiting times for elective surgery: proportion seen on time, 2020

        Health, Standard 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20b–Waiting times for elective surgery: proportion seen on time, 2021

        Health, Standard 16/09/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20b–Waiting times for elective surgery: proportion seen on time, 2022

        Health, Standard 24/09/2021

Other surgery

        Health, Standard 12/06/2015

        Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/12/2016

Unplanned admission to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) following elective surgery indicator

        Health, Standard 04/09/2015

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