Definitions of the vocabulary used across medical travel, from bundled case rates to donor area.
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 7 sources| Thirty-five national audit programmes checked for a free-flap failure rate, and none covers it Microsurgery Verified against primary record Definition The performance of surgical procedures with the aid of a microscope. The definition turns on magnification, with no reference to incision size[1] Not minimally invasive Classified as a … Read more
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 7 sources| The device regulator’s own statement that the system is not autonomous, and that cancer outcomes are not established Robot-Assisted Surgery Verified against primary record Autonomy None. The device regulator states the system cannot perform surgery without direct human control; the surgeon operates it from a console[1] Cancer outcomes … Read more
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 7 sources| Both classifications confirmed to keep diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy under one heading Endoscopic Surgery Verified against primary record Definition Applying endoscopes for diagnosis and treatment, passing the instrument through a small skin incision, a natural body opening, or an incision in the wall of a tubular structure[1] Relation … Read more
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 9 sources| Tree numbers read from the classification itself, and one operation where fewer incisions measurably increased harm Minimally Invasive Surgery Verified against primary record Indexed definition Replacing open invasive surgery with closed or localised technique, with the surgeon viewing the field indirectly[1] Its two branches Endoscopy and endovascular procedures. … Read more
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 8 sources| Flight-deferral periods read from the aviation authority, with the limits of what they cover stated Laparoscopic Surgery Verified against primary record What it is Endoscopy of the peritoneal cavity: a laparoscope inserted through a small incision to examine abdominal and pelvic organs, with biopsy or surgery performed if … Read more
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 8 sources| Two reversals corrected: the European follow-up duty binds the home state, and data portability largely does not cover public hospital records Personal Health Records Verified against primary record Defining features Patient-maintained, with the individual controlling access; this is what separates it from a provider-held record[1] Legal status of … Read more
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 8 sources| A live staging-edition divergence found between two national datasets published weeks apart Pathology Reports Verified against primary record Structured content model Core elements, essential for clinical management, staging or prognosis and requiring a defined evidence level, plus non-core elements[1] International harmonisation goal One internationally agreed dataset per tumour … Read more
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 8 sources| The sharing architecture read directly, showing that the report travels as a document and the images only as a pointer Radiology Reports Verified against primary record Report structure Clinical referral, technique, findings, impression or conclusion, and advice, with the report checked and signed[1] Prior studies The reporter should … Read more
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 7 sources| The European guideline’s own statement that it does not address supply across member states Compassionate Use of Medicines Verified against primary record European legal basis A member state may make an unauthorised product available to a group of patients; programmes are set up and run nationally and committee … Read more
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 8 sources| Checked whether any standard requires the report to be given to the patient, and found that none does Operative Reports Verified against primary record Minimum content in United States federal rules Techniques, findings, and tissues removed or altered; written or dictated immediately after surgery and signed by the … Read more