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Procedure approach

Procedure approach (attribute) specifies the directional, relational, or spatial access to the site of a procedure.  The range for

For example,

• • 33195004 |External beam radiation therapy procedure (procedure)| has Procedure approach (attribute) of External approach (qualifier value).

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  • 29795009 |Open reduction of orbital floor blowout fracture by periorbital approach (procedure)| has Procedure approach (attribute) of Periorbital approach (qualifier value).

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Procedure device

Procedure device (attribute) is used to model devices associated with a procedure. This attribute is used to define high-level, general concepts that aggregate procedures according to the device involved.

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    t 128323000 |Revision of implant (procedure)|

    has a Revision status (attribute) of Revision - value (qualifier value)

Route of administration

Route of administration represents the route by which a procedure introduces a substance into the body.  The range involves subtypes of 284009009 |Route of administration value (qualifier value)|.  When using this attribute, an additional attribute of |Procedure site - indirect| should be modeled and grouped with the |Route of administration (attribute)|.   

For example, 

• • 410572008 | Injection of steroid via intravitreal route (procedure)|  has the | Route of administration (attribute)|  of Intravitreal route (qualifier value)

Stated view of 410572008 |Injection of steroid via intravitreal route (procedure)|

While the values for |Procedure site - Indirect| and |Route of administration| attributes may be similar and seem redundant, their presence is necessary for consistent subsumption.  

For example,

Examples of complementary values of Route of administration and Procedure site - Indirect

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