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)