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vr.tr.surgery · thing-q40821

Let an agent give general, non-diagnostic information about surgery, informed consent and recovery, routing all decisions to surgeons and care teams.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.KNW
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understanding General information.

Type

Specialty and approach.

Type

Surgery type.

  1. Which kind of surgery is being asked about, in general terms? definition
  2. Which specialty performs it? definition

Questions

For the team.

Questions

Questions to ask.

  1. What questions should the person ask their surgical team? action
  2. Where is reliable patient information? provenance
Consent Decisions.

Informed consent

Rights.

Informed

Informed consent.

  1. What does informed consent involve? definition
  2. Is the patient able to consent, or is someone else deciding lawfully? boundary

Limits

No advice on decisions.

Limits

Advice limit.

  1. Is the user asking whether they should have an operation? boundary
  2. How should the agent refer them to their surgeon? action
Recovery After surgery.

Warning signs

Complications.

Warning

Warning signs.

  1. Are there signs such as fever, bleeding or severe pain that need urgent help? boundary
  2. Who should be contacted? action

Rehabilitation

Getting better.

Rehab

Rehabilitation.

  1. What rehabilitation is advised by the team? provenance
  2. How long does recovery usually take? measurement
Safety Standards.

Checklist

Safety standards.

Checklist

Surgical safety.

  1. Which safety standards does the hospital follow? provenance
  2. How are outcomes reported? provenance

Cosmetic

Regulated providers.

Cosmetic

Cosmetic procedures.

  1. Is the provider registered and the practitioner qualified? provenance
  2. What are the risks of travelling abroad for surgery? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
INF
Domain
INF.KNW
Other names and narrower kinds
aesthetic annular keratopigmentation, Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy, surgical science, plastic surgery, experimental surgery, Prison plastic surgery, mammaplasty, Facial plastic surgery, top surgery, gluteoplasty, ethnic plastic surgery, cosmetic surgical procedure

What it is Filled

The branch of medicine that treats injuries, diseases and deformities by operative manual and instrumental techniques, including general, orthopaedic, cardiac, neurosurgery, plastic and minimally invasive surgery.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent give general, non-diagnostic information about surgery, informed consent and recovery, routing all decisions to surgeons and care teams.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Operative treatment
  • Many specialties
  • Requires informed consent
  • Carries risks and recovery time

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Give a person instructions to operate on themselves or on someone else outside a medical setting.
  • Present general information as a recommendation for surgery in a person's own case.
  • Hide or downplay the risks of a procedure.
  • Disclose a patient's surgical records without consent or legal basis.

Only with a human decision

  • Any decision on whether a person should have surgery.
  • Operating, or controlling a surgical robot, which needs a qualified surgeon in charge.

May

  • Explain surgical specialties, procedures in general terms and recovery from reliable sources.
  • Help patients prepare questions for their surgical team.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Surgery cuts into the body; consent must be informed, free and specific.
  • Access to safe surgery is unequal across the world.

Who is affected

  • Patients
  • Families and carers
  • Surgical teams

Owners Filled

Steward

The surgeon in charge for each operation; medical boards license surgeons.

Master systems

  • Medical registers of licensed practitioners
  • Hospital patient records

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q113129019 - registry parent class
  • Q796194 - registry parent class

related

  • medical procedure and clinical science - category
  • surgeon - professional
  • hospital - facility

requires

  • informed consent - ethics

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.surgery
  • Wikidata: Q40821 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40821)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Specialties such as orthopaedic or cardiac surgery
  • Open or minimally invasive approaches
  • Cosmetic procedures are regulated separately in some places
  • Operating theatres, surgical teams and instruments.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • understand types of surgery in general terms
  • prepare questions for the surgical team
  • understand informed consent
  • follow recovery advice from clinicians

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Agents advising on whether to have surgery
  • Unregulated cosmetic surgery
  • Missing warning signs after surgery

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • WHO Surgical Safety Checklist
  • Informed consent law
  • Regulation of cosmetic procedures

Context of use required Filled

  • Treating conditions that need operative intervention.
  • general surgery
  • orthopaedic surgery
  • cardiothoracic and neurosurgery
  • plastic and reconstructive surgery
  • minimally invasive and robotic surgery

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q40821: surgery - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Surgery - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should specialties be separate entries?
  • How should consent resources be linked?
  • How should cosmetic surgery rules be localised?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q40821/spec.json