Elective surgery

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
METEOR identifier:	568780
Registration status:	Health, Standard 12/06/2015 Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/12/2016
Definition:	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:	Admitted patient care

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	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:	National Health Information Standards and Statistics Committee
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Elective surgery Health, Superseded 12/06/2015 See also Emergency surgery Health, Standard 12/06/2015 Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/12/2016 See also Other surgery ACT Health (retired), Candidate 19/07/2018 Health, Standard 12/06/2015 Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/12/2016
Metadata items which use this glossary item:	Admitted patient care NBEDS 2020-21 Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 Admitted patient care NBEDS 2021-22 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021 Admitted patient care NBEDS 2022–23 Health, Standard 17/12/2021 Admitted patient care NMDS 2016-17 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Admitted patient care NMDS 2017-18 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Admitted patient care NMDS 2018-19 ACT Health (retired), Candidate 09/08/2018 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Admitted patient care NMDS 2019-20 Health, Superseded 18/12/2019 Admitted patient care NMDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 Admitted patient care NMDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 20/10/2021 Admitted patient care NMDS 2022–23 Health, Standard 20/10/2021 Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 20/10/2021 Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2022–23 Health, Standard 20/10/2021 Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.2–Waiting times for elective surgery: waiting times in days, 2019 Health, Standard 09/04/2020 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, Standard 09/04/2020 Elective care type code N ACT Health (retired), Candidate 08/08/2018 Health, Superseded 14/10/2021 Elective care waiting list episode—category reassignment date ACT Health (retired), Candidate 08/08/2018 Health, Standard 12/06/2015 Tasmanian Health, Standard 02/12/2016 Elective care waiting list episode—category reassignment date Health, Recorded 09/11/2020 Elective care waiting list episode—category reassignment date, DDMMYYYY ACT Health (retired), Candidate 08/08/2018 Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 Tasmanian Health, Standard 02/12/2016 Elective care waiting list episode—category reassignment date, DDMMYYYY Health, Standard 05/02/2021 Elective care waiting list episode—category reassignment date, DDMMYYYY Health, Superseded 19/11/2015 Elective surgery code NN ACT Health (retired), Candidate 03/08/2018 Health, Standard 19/11/2015 Elective surgery waiting list episode—clinical urgency ACT Health (retired), Candidate 19/07/2018 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 ACT Health (retired), Candidate 03/08/2018 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 ACT Health (retired), Candidate 03/08/2018 Health, Superseded 21/08/2019 Elective surgery waiting list episode—intended procedure, code NNN Health, Recorded 29/06/2022 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 05/02/2021 Elective surgery waiting list episode—intended procedure, code NNN Health, Standard 05/02/2021 Elective surgery waiting list episode—overdue patient status, code N Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 Tasmanian Health, Standard 16/06/2020 Elective surgery waiting list episode—overdue patient status, code N Health, Standard 05/02/2021 Elective surgery waiting list episode—overdue patient status, code N ACT Health (retired), Candidate 03/08/2018 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 ACT Health (retired), Candidate 03/08/2018 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 ACT Health (retired), Candidate 03/08/2018 Health, Standard 12/12/2018 Elective surgery waiting list episode—waiting time (at a census date), total days N[NNN] ACT Health (retired), Candidate 08/08/2018 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 16/06/2020 Elective surgery waiting list episode—waiting time (at removal), total days N[NNN] ACT Health (retired), Candidate 15/02/2019 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] ACT Health (retired), Candidate 09/08/2018 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 Elective surgery waiting list episode—waiting time at a census date, total days N[NNN] Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 Tasmanian Health, Standard 16/06/2020 Elective surgery waiting list episode—waiting time at removal, total days N[NNN] Health, Standard 05/02/2021 Elective surgery waiting list episode—waiting time at removal, total days N[NNN] ACT Health (retired), Candidate 09/08/2018 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, Standard 16/06/2020 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 ACT Health (retired), Candidate 03/08/2018 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, Standard 17/12/2021 Emergency surgery Health, Standard 12/06/2015 Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/12/2016 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 ACT Health (retired), Candidate 19/07/2018 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 ACT Health (retired), Candidate 19/07/2018 Health, Standard 12/06/2015 Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/12/2016 Other surgery ACT Health (retired), Candidate 19/07/2018 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