RECOVERY TIME | CLASSIFICATION OF MEDICAL PROCEDURE |
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Medical procedures which have a recovery and return to light manual work in a few days | A |
Medical procedures which have a recovery and return to light manual work in around two to three weeks | B |
Medical procedures which have a recovery and return to light manual work in around one to two months | C |
Medical procedures which have a prolonged recovery | D |
MEDICAL PROCEDURES ON THE HEAD AND NECK | CLASSIFICATION OF MEDICAL PROCEDURE |
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Surgery to the eyelids and eyebrows | A |
Surgery to the lacrimal gland and duct | A |
Surgery to the eye muscle(s) | A |
Surgery to the eye lens, iris, cornea and conjunctiva | A |
Surgery to the ear, ear canal and eardrum | A |
Removal of a lesion from the lip | A |
Gum surgery other than dental surgery | A |
Surgery to the posterior chamber of the eye and sclera | B |
Graft to an eyelid | B |
Ear reconstruction surgery | B |
Surgery to the nose, nasal septum and paranasal sinuses | B |
Open surgery to the pharynx, larynx or trachea | B |
Reconstructive surgery to the lip | B |
Surgery to the tongue, jaw, palate or mouth | B |
Craniotomy for a surgical procedure | C |
Major reconstruction of an orbit | C |
Surgery to the facial bones and the temporomandibular joint | C |
Craniotomy and partial lobectomy | D |
Reconstructive surgery or excision of the maxilla | D |
MEDICAL PROCEDURES ON THE CHEST | CLASSIFICATION OF MEDICAL PROCEDURE |
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Thoracoscopy or tube thoracostomy | A |
Pericardial drainage | A |
MEDICAL PROCEDURES ON THE ABDOMEN | CLASSIFICATION OF MEDICAL PROCEDURE |
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Endoscopic renal, ureter, bladder and urethral treatment | A |
Suprapubic catheterisation | A |
Abdominal laparoscopy | B |
Hernia repair | B |
Open abdominal surgery (laparotomy) other than an appendicectomy | C |
Surgical creation or closure of an abdominal stoma | C |
Open renal surgery | C |
MEDICAL PROCEDURES ON THE LOWER ABDOMEN | CLASSIFICATION OF MEDICAL PROCEDURE |
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Surgery to the prepuce | A |
Surgery to the anus, peri-anal region or pilonidal sinus | B |
Surgery to the penis, scrotum, testes or male perineum for trauma | B |
Surgery to the vagina, vulva or female perineum | B |
Urethrectomy and urethral reconstruction | C |
Amputation of the penis | C |
Reconstructive surgery to the penis including prosthesis for trauma | C |
ORTHOPAEDIC PROCEDURES (BONES AND JOINTS) | CLASSIFICATION OF MEDICAL PROCEDURE |
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Arthroscopy including a meniscal repair or meniscectomy | B |
Subacromial decompression | B |
Insertion of an interspinous process spacer | B |
Closed reduction of a dislocation of a joint | B |
Surgery to fingers and toes including amputation | B |
Joint manipulation under anaesthetic | B |
Open surgery to the spinal cord and spinal nerve root | C |
Joint or bone replacement | C |
Treatment of radiologically confirmed fractures other than teeth, nasal bones, ribs, fingers, toes and coccyx | C |
Repair and stabilisation of a rotator cuff, capsule and labrum of the shoulder | C |
Tendon and/or muscle repair, debridement or reconstruction | C |
Surgery to the vertebra or invertebral disc(s) | C |
Fusion of a joint | C |
Open surgery to a joint other than the metacarpo-phalangeal, metatarso-phalangeal and interphalangeal joints | C |
Release of contracture of a joint | C |
Arthroscopic surgery to a surface cartilage | C |
Reconstruction of a ligament including a knee ligament | C |
Complex limb or joint reconstruction | D |
Spinal fusion or stabilisation | D |
Fixation, decompression or reduction of a spinal fracture | D |
Amputation of a limb or part of a limb including the thumb, all fingers on one hand or all toes on one foot | D |
Traction of a fractured bone | D |
Surgery for osteomyelitis | D |
Reconstruction or fusion of a bone using a bone graft | D |
GENERAL MEDICAL PROCEDURES | CLASSIFICATION OF MEDICAL PROCEDURE |
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Excision of the skin or a skin lesion | A |
Surgery to a nail bed | A |
Incision of skin longer than 5cm | A |
Nerve graft | B |
Nerve exploration or release | C |
Reconstructive surgery to the skin including a flap or graft | C |
Medical Recovery times are based on research and consensus guidelines in conjunction with Working Fit Ltd, a UK based consultant- led independent provider of advice on occupational health.