Surgery that involves a small amount of risk and with fewer complications is classified as:
a. minor.
b. major.
c. emergency.
d. elective.
a
Surgery is classified under the descriptors of risk and
urgency. The classification of the surgery for each individual
may change during the course of the disorder, depending on
the time lapse between identification of the need for surgery,
any increase in symptoms and the time surgery occurs.
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