Table 1 Characteristics of operation clusters 1 to 37
From: Effect of the medical emergency team on long-term mortality following major surgery
Operation cluster | Operations contained within the cluster |
|---|---|
1. Open heart/thoracic aortic surgery | Aortic valve surgery with/without CABG surgery |
| Â | Aortic and mitral valve surgery |
| Â | Mitral valve surgery with/without CABG surgery |
| Â | Thoracic aortic repair/replacement |
| Â | CABG surgery and ventricular surgery |
| Â | CABG surgery and CEA |
2. CABG surgery | CABG surgery |
3. Resective thoracic surgery | Reoperation after cardiac surgery |
| Â | Sternal wound repair/closure |
| Â | Pericardial surgery |
| Â | Lobectomy or wedge resection |
| Â | Insertion of Denver shunt |
| Â | Lung biopsy |
| Â | Mediastinal surgery |
| Â | Thoracic surgery other |
4. Pleural surgery | Pleurodesis |
| Â | Pleural decortication |
| Â | Drainage of empyema |
5. Bronchoscopy | Brochoscopy (including laser and stent) |
6. Upper gastrointestinal surgery | Oesophageal surgery |
| Â | Gastric resection/binding |
7. Intestinal endoscopy/insertion of | Oesophagoscopy (including laser/stent) |
feeding tube | Endoscopy |
| Â | Insertion of feeding tube |
8. Appendicectomy | Appendicectomy |
9. Hepatobilary or pancreatic surgery | Gall gladder/biliary surgery |
| Â | ERCP/bile duct manipulation |
| Â | Pancreatic/spleen resection |
| Â | Liver resection/portocaval shunt |
10 Breast surgery | Breast surgery |
11. Bowel surgery/hernia repair | Bowel resection/stoma formation or reversal |
| Â | Hernia repair |
12. Head and neck, facial surgery | Thyroid/parathyroid surgery |
| Â | Head and neck resection |
| Â | Nasal surgery |
| Â | Facial surgery |
| Â | Tracheostomy surgery |
13. Wound debridement/mass biopsy | Wound debridement/mass biopsy |
14. Haemorroid/perianal surgery | Haemorroid/perianal surgery |
15. Laparotomy other | Tenkoff catheter insertion |
| Â | Laparotomy other |
16. Hip fracture | Hip replacement/dynamic hip screw |
17. Joint aspiration/lavage | Joint aspiration/lavage/scope |
18. Spinal fusion/laminectomy | Spinal fusion/laminectomy |
19. Amputation | Amputation |
20. Limb fracture | Repair fracture upper limb |
| Â | Repair fracture lower limb |
21. Orthopedic other | Joint reconstruction/relocation |
| Â | Removal of prosthesis |
| Â | Tendon repair |
22. Vascular bypass or | Lower limb vascular bypass |
endarterectomy/fistula surgery | Upper limb vascular procedure |
| Â | Carotid endarterectomy |
| Â | Formation/exploration of fistula |
23. Abdominal aortic aneurysm | Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair |
24. Other vascular surgery | Renal transplant |
| Â | Varicose veins surgery |
25. Cerebral aneurysm clipping | Aneurysm clipping |
26. Draining ICH/abscess | Removal of ICH or AVM |
| Â | Drainage of intra-cranial abscess |
27. Cerebral lobectomy/tumour resection | Removal of brain tumour |
| Â | Temporal lobectomy |
28. Neurosurgery other | Insertion of spinal catheter |
| Â | Insertion/removal of VP shunt |
| Â | Neurosurgical other |
29. Plastic surgical procedure | Hand surgery |
| Â | Removal of skin cancer and split skin graft |
| Â | Wound debridement and split skin graft |
| Â | Flap formation/reconstruction |
30. Liver transplant | Liver transplant |
31. Anaesthetic procedure | Elective direct current reversion |
| Â | Insertion of invasive lines |
| Â | MRI |
| Â | Other |
32. Cystoscopy | Cystoscopy with/without transurethral resection of |
| Â | bladder tumour |
33. Transurethral resection of prostate | Transurethral resection of prostate |
34. Open prostatectomy | Open prostatectomy |
35. Nephrectomy | Nephrectomy |
36. Urology other | Cystectomy and ileal conduit formation |
| Â | Urolithiasis surgery |
37. Gynaecological procedure | TAH and/or oophorectomy |
| Â | Dilatation and curretage |
| Â | Gynaecology other |