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record surgery date

rec_surg_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The operative procedure date for a healthcare information document. Used to track temporal information related to record surgery date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for record management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

rec_surg_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  rec_surg_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- record surgery date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  rec_surg_dt as record_surgery_date
FROM claims;

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