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Term: Surgical Service Type
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2013-10-04
Definition:
An inpatient hospitalization where the main reason for the hospital stay was an intervention for treatment of a disease or injury. In Fransoo et al. (2013), Surgical hospitalizations were defined by Surgical Case Mix Group (CMG™) codes. See Service Type - Hospital for further details about classification of hospitalizations and days of care.
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References
- Fransoo R, Martens P, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C, Koseva I, Rajotte L. Who is in our Hospitals.and why? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2013. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
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