Summary
SNOMED International is looking for input on how clinicians across countries describe procedures that use a specific surgical approach to support development of a naming convention for these types of procedures. In particular we are looking at the joining word used when combining the procedure and approach.
For example:
- Repair of diaphragmatic hernia by abdominal approach (procedure)
- Tympanotomy using permeatal approach (procedure)
- Decompression of nerve via subclavian approach (procedure)
When following up on this please also consider procedures with a specific approach which also include other meanings such as the use of a device device or imaging etc.
For example:
- Fusion of cervicothoracic region of spine with internal fixation by anterior approach (procedure)
- Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair of femoral hernia using synthetic mesh (procedure)
Relevant documents
Actions
Date | Requested action | Requester(s) | Response required by: | Comments |
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30 April 2020 | Input on surgical approach naming convention |
| Please post your final responses in the Country response table below. Discussion comments can be made as comments. |
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Country response
Country | Date | Response |
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Netherlands | 30 April | In Dutch, we would usually put the approach in front of the procedure. E.g. 'abdominal repair of diaphragmatic hernia'; 'subclavian decompression of nerve'; 'laparoscopic abdominal hysterectomy'; etc. However, using a signal word is probably clearer. We think 'using' and 'by' would probably both be suitable, and 'by' would cause less confusion because you could then reserve 'using' for devices. |
Denmark | 2020-05-05 | I can see that in our translation, we have used the same wording for all three examples - probably what is closest to 'by ... approach'. In our ICD translation however, we have used 'via.... approach'. I think that both ‘by’ and ‘via’ describes the route (latin: road) while 'using' is in connection with some device or method. |
Member countries without a CMAG rep |
CMAG response
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