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operation death date

op_death_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The date of death for a surgical intervention. Used to track temporal information related to operation death date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for operation management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

op_death_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  op_death_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- operation death date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  op_death_dt as operation_death_date
FROM claims;

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