title: Classification and coding in neurosurgery.
abstract: Twelve years' experience in classification and coding by a neurosurgical department serving a population of about 1.5 million is presented. The involvement of clinicians and the relationship to health service resource management is demonstrated. The incorporation of a comprehensive coding system (the READ codes) is outlined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Infirmary, Hull/Great Britain.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brocklehurst
mesh_terms: D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000145:classification* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies