Term: Causes of Day Surgery

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2020-05-20

Definition:

The most frequent reasons for day surgery, defined as surgical services received on an outpatient basis in acute care facilities. Each day surgery abstract has a ‘most responsible’ diagnosis – the diagnosis that describes the most significant condition of the patient who required day surgery. These diagnoses are grouped by ICD–10–CA chapter; the ten most common causes are reported, as an average annual crude percent.

For more information, see:

• section 7.5 Causes of Day Surgery in the 2019 RHA Indicators Atlas (2019); and
  
• the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) Chapters glossary term.

Related terms 

• Day Surgery / Outpatient Surgery
• International Classification of Diseases (ICD) Chapters
• International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, with Canadian Enhancements (ICD-10-CA)

References 

• Fransoo R, Mahar A, The Need to Know Team, Anderson A, Prior H, Koseva I, McCulloch S, Jarmasz J, Burchill S. The 2019 RHA Indicators Atlas. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2019. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)