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Elective surgery

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  • Health, Superseded 12/06/2015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
  • 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: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  • Health, Superseded 05/02/2021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  • Health, Superseded 17/12/2021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, 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  • Health, Superseded 05/10/2016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  • Health, Superseded 25/01/2018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  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018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  • Health, Superseded 18/12/2019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  • Health, Superseded 05/02/2021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  • Health, Superseded 20/10/2021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  • Health, Superseded 20/10/2021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
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