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operation onset date

op_onset_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The symptom start date for a surgical intervention. Used to track temporal information related to operation onset 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_onset_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  op_onset_dt as operation_onset_date
FROM claims;

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