Lateralized Procedure Naming Conventions

Procedure concepts with a body structure that has a left/right side

When creating a lateralized procedure concept, two concepts should be created:

1. concept for the left side

2. concept for the right side

When creating a lateralized procedure concept, if a non-lateralized parent does not exist, then it should be created as well. In other words, do not just create the right and left versions, but also create a concept to represent the laterality-agnostic parent.

• For example,

  • When creating Excision of left mastoid and Excision of right mastoid, also ensure a concept for Excision of mastoid exists.

The acceptable naming pattern for procedures with lateralizable body parts:

• FSN: of bilateral (procedure)

• PT: of bilateral

• SYN: of both

Bilateral procedures should be modeled using two relationship groups, one for each lateralized body structure.

• For example,

  • 895470004 | Amputation of bilateral upper limbs (procedure)|

    • FSN: Amputation of bilateral upper limbs (procedure)

    • PT: Amputation of bilateral upper limbs

    • SYN: Amputation of both upper limbs

    

    Stated view of 895470004 |Amputation of bilateral upper limbs (procedure)|

Other synonyms may be added if requested, e.g. L eft and right X ; Bilateral X, etc.

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