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What is the difference between a major and minor operation?
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Sorry if this question has been answered before but this has been bugging me for some time. Can anyone here tell me what the difference between a major and a minor operation is? A friend of mine has got a minor operation coming up but still has to stay overnight. What is involved in a major operation?
Thanks in advance for any kind and helpful replies.
Thanks in advance for any kind and helpful replies.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Where I work the general classification is any opening of the abdomen (laparotomy), chest or removal/exteriorisation of bowel, removal of organ or joint replacement is classed as a 'major'.
A 'minor' is one that does not generally require an overnight stay, provided the patient has passed water (usually where abdomen/bowel operations are involved).
Each hospital or indeed surgeon may well have their own criteria regarding each operation, though.
Any idea what operation your friend is undergoing?
A 'minor' is one that does not generally require an overnight stay, provided the patient has passed water (usually where abdomen/bowel operations are involved).
Each hospital or indeed surgeon may well have their own criteria regarding each operation, though.
Any idea what operation your friend is undergoing?
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Major and minor descriptions of operations are purely arbitrary and mainly are to do with BUPA and other Private Insurance companies as to how much to pay the surgeon.
They are basically meaningless terms and have little to do with anaesthesia but more to do with the complexity of the operation and the expertise of the surgeon.
A minor operation can easily turn into a major operation.
They are basically meaningless terms and have little to do with anaesthesia but more to do with the complexity of the operation and the expertise of the surgeon.
A minor operation can easily turn into a major operation.
I would define "minor surgery" as the sort of procedures which GPs in England are now permitted to undertake in the surgery - i.e. warts, some moles, joint injections, toenails etc. There's a useful list here http://www.patient.co...Minor-Surgery-DES.htm
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