Format/Length:	an1
HES Item:	OPERSTAT
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
OPERATION STATUS CODES should be used once for each record to record states of knowledge regarding the operative procedure.

Permitted National Codes:

1	One or more operative procedure carried out
8	Not applicable i.e. no operative procedures performed or intended
9	Not known i.e. finished episode/out-patient attendance but no data entered or the episode is unfinished and no data needs to be present. This would be a validation error only for a finished episode

Use in the Future Outpatient CDS:
If it is not intended to perform a procedure at the future attendance, use value 8. Otherwise this data element should be omitted.

OPERATION STATUS CODE replaces OPERATION STATUS and should be used for all new and developing data sets and for XML messages.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	OPERATION STATUS CODES