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discharge procedure

discharge procedure A discharge procedure is a medical or surgical procedure recorded in a patient’s hospital discharge coding.

A discharge procedure is a medical or surgical procedure recorded in a patient’s hospital discharge coding. In this packet, it refers to the primary or secondary procedure code used to identify which operation was done during an inpatient stay.

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Drafting source: Rafaisz Kris; Suter Flurina; Rohrmann Sabine; Mueller Beat; Schuetz Philipp; Nebiker Christian Andreas; Kutz Alexander; Struja Tristan. Association between health care insurance type and rates of visceral surgical procedures in Switzerland. A population-based weighted retrospective cohort study. 2026; DOI 10.1186/s12889-026-28164-9; article XML SHA-256 87732f001136754bbb1157bb627dd8ca42ebbee9621423cc14e18001865e7f18. “Association between health care insurance type and rates of visceral surgical procedures in Switzerland. A population-based weighted retrospective cohort study” (10.1186/s12889-026-28164-9).
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