Minnesota Hospital Association



List of Invasive, High-Risk or Surgical Procedures Any procedures involving skin incisionAny procedures involving general or regional anesthesia, monitored anesthesia care, or conscious sedationInjections of any substance into a joint space or body cavityPercutaneous aspiration of body fluids or air through the skin (e.g., arthrocentesis, bone marrow aspiration, lumbar puncture, paracentesis, thoracentesis, suprapubic catheterization, chest tube)Biopsy (e.g., bone marrow, breast, liver, muscle, kidney, genitourinary, prostate, bladder, vulva, skin)Cardiac procedures (e.g., cardiac catheterization, cardiac pacemaker implantation, angioplasty, stent implantation, intra-aortic balloon catheter insertion, elective cardioversion)Endoscopy (e.g., colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, esophagogastric endoscopy, cystoscopy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, J-tube placements, nephrostomy tube placements)Laparoscopic procedures (e.g., laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic nephrectomy, laparoscopic oophorectomy)Invasive radiological procedures (e.g., angiography, angioplasty, percutaneous biopsy)Dermatology procedures (biopsy, excision and deep cryotherapy for malignant lesions – excluding cryotherapy for benign lesions)Invasive ophthalmic procedures, including miscellaneous procedures involving implantsOral procedures including tooth extraction and gingival biopsyPodiatric invasive procedures (removal of ingrown toenail, etc.)Skin or wound debridement performed in an operating roomElectroconvulsive treatmentRadiation oncology procedures Central vascular access device insertion (e.g. Swan-Ganz catheter, percutaneous intravascular catheter line, Hickman catheter) Gynecology procedures (e.g. colposcopy with biopsy, cervical cone biopsy, cervical cryoblation, endometrial biopsy, hysteroscopy diagnostic or operative, dilatation and curettage, hysterosalpingogram)Procedures NOT considered surgical, high-risk or invasive include the following:Electrocautery of lesionVenipunctureManipulation and reductionsChemotherapy/oncology procedureIntravenous therapyNasogastric tube insertionFoley catheter insertionFlexible sigmoidoscopyVaginal exams (Pap smear) References:VA National Center for Patient Safety (2015, June 3). Ensuring Correct Surgery. Retrieved from: ................
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