Purpose: To grade the complexity of an operative procedure based on the grading system used by the Veterans Administration (VA).					Citations with documentation. 31.01.05	Medal Project 2005. See disclaimer.
data	enter
Are you evaluating the complexity of an operative procedure? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
enter an "x" in the appropriate column for the complexity of the procedure (give only 1 answer)
	minimal	mild	moderate	significant	extreme
overall complexity of the procedure						Yes	3
complexity of additional factors affecting the surgery (enter from 0 for none to 100 to extreme)		out of 100
calculate	result
data complete?	Yes
evaluation appropriate?	Yes	:-):-):-)
operative complexity grade	3.2