The root operation
- Pick a root operation from below and describe what procedure you believe would fit the root operation of your choice from the 31 root operations. Then create a table with your root operation/procedure example.The table should look like this:
Root Operation Objective of Procedure Site of Procedure Example Medical and Surgical Section Root Operations
The medical and surgical procedure section contains 31 root operations arranged in groups with similar attributes. The root operations are:
ROOT OPERATIONS TO TAKE OUT SOME OR ALL OF A BODY PART
ROOT OPERATION OBJECTIVE OF PROCEDURE SITE OF PROCEDURE EXAMPLE Excision Cutting out/off without replacement Some of a body part Breast lumpectomy Resection Cutting out/off without replacement All of a body part Total Mastectomy Detachment Cutting out/off without replacement Extremity only, any level Amputation above elbow Destruction Eradicating without replacement Some/all of a body part Fulguration of endometrium Extraction Pulling out or off without replacement Some/all of a body part Suction D&C - ROOT OPERATIONS TO TAKE OUT SOLIDS/FLUIDS/GASES FROM A BODY PART
ROOT OPERATION OBJECTIVE OF PROCEDURE SITE OF PROCEDURE EXAMPLE Drainage Taking/letting out fluids/gases Within a body part Incision & drainage Extirpation Taking/letting out solid matter Within a body part Thrombectomy Fragmentation Breaking solid matter into pieces Within a body part Lithotripsy - ROOT OPERATIONS INVOLVING CUTTING OR SEPARATION ONLY
ROOT OPERATION OBJECTIVE OF PROCEDURE SITE OF PROCEDURE EXAMPLE Division Cutting into/separating a body part Within a body part Neurotomy Release Freeing a body part from constraint Around a body part Adhesiolysis - ROOT OPERATIONS THAT PUT IN/PUT BACK OR MOVE SOME/ALL OF A BODY PART
ROOT OPERATION OBJECTIVE OF PROCEDURE SITE OF PROCEDURE EXAMPLE Transplantation Putting in a living body part from a person/animal Some/all of a body part Kidney transplant Reattachment Putting back a detached body part Some/all of a body part Reattach finger Transfer Moving a body part to function for a similar body part Some/all of a body part Skin transfer flap Reposition Moving a body part to normal or other suitable location Some/all of a body part Move undescended testicle - ROOT OPERATIONS TO ALTER THE DIAMETER OR ROUTE OF A TUBULAR BODY PART
ROOT OPERATION OBJECTIVE OF PROCEDURE SITE OF PROCEDURE EXAMPLE Restriction Partially closing orifice/lumen Tubular body part Gastroesophageal fundoplication Occlusion Completely closing orifice/lumen Tubular body part Fallopian tube ligation Dilation Expanding orifice/lumen Tubular body part Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) Bypass Altering the route of passage Tubular body part Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
