Category 2 elective surgery covers:
a. urgent cases.
b. semi-urgent cases.
c. non-urgent cases.
d. emergency cases.
b
Category 2 cases are classified as semi-urgent cases. For
these cases, surgery is usually desirable within 90 days for a
condition, pain, dysfunction or disability which is unlikely
to deteriorate quickly or become an emergency.
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