Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital general surgery services for adults
Abdominal wall and groin hernias
Criteria for referring adults with an abdominal wall or groin hernia to a general surgery service in a Victorian public hospital
Advice on inherited breast cancer (high- risk patients)
Criteria for referring adults who are high risk for advice on inherited breast cancer to a general surgery or breast surgery service in a Victorian public hospital
Assessment for breast reconstruction surgery
Criteria for referring adults for assessment for breast reconstruction surgery to a general surgery or breast surgery service in a Victorian public hospital
Breast lumps and other conditions
Criteria for referring adults with breast lumps or other breast conditions to a general surgery or breast surgery service in a Victorian public hospital
Breast reduction surgery
Criteria for referring adults for breast reduction surgery to a general surgery or breast surgery service in a Victorian public hospital
Carpal tunnel and other nerve compression syndromes
Criteria for referring adults with carpal tunnel or other nerve compression syndromes to a general surgery or plastic surgery service in a Victorian public hospital
Dupuytren’s contracture
Criteria for referring adults with Dupuytren’s contracture to a general surgery or plastic surgery service in a Victorian public hospital
Gallbladder stones and polyps
Criteria for referring adults with gallbladder stones or polyps to a general surgery service in a Victorian public hospital
Hand fractures and infections
Criteria for referring adults with a hand fracture or infection to a Victorian public hospital
Hiatus hernia
Criteria for referring adults with a hiatus hernia to a general surgery service in a Victorian public hospital
Known or suspected hepatobiliary malignancy
Criteria for referring adults with a known or suspected hepatobiliary malignancy to a general surgery service in a Victorian public hospital
Known or suspected upper gastrointestinal malignancy
Criteria for referring adults with a known or suspected upper gastrointestinal malignancy to a general surgery service in a Victorian public hospital
Melanoma
Criteria for referring adults with a melanoma to a general surgery or plastic surgery service in a Victorian public hospital
Perianal lumps
Criteria for referring adults with a perianal lump to a general surgery service in a Victorian public hospital
Rectal bleeding - general surgery
Criteria for referring adults with rectal bleeding to a general surgery service in a Victorian public hospital
Skin lesions and other skin cancers
Criteria for referring adults with a skin lesion or other skin cancers to a general surgery or plastic surgery service in a Victorian public hospital
Stenosing tenosynovitis including trigger finger
Criteria for referring adults with stenosing tenosynovitis, including trigger finger, to a general surgery or plastic surgery service in a Victorian public hospital
Suspected or confirmed breast cancer
Criteria for referring adults with suspected or confirmed breast cancer to a general surgery or breast surgery service in a Victorian public hospital
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