Aorta graft surgery
Here you'll find our current definition of the critical illness, additional condition or child specific condition we cover. We've also listed any previous definitions we may have had. With each new definition we've highlighted what's changed from the previous definition.
Current definition
March 2020
Aorta Graft Surgery - for disease or traumatic injury
The undergoing of, or inclusion on the NHS waiting list for, surgery for disease or trauma to the aorta with excision and surgical replacement of a portion of the diseased or damaged aorta with a graft. The term aorta includes the thoracic and abdominal aorta but not its branches.
For the above definition the following is not covered:
- any other surgical procedure, for example the insertion of stents or endovascular repair.
Changes from the previous definition
We've added advanced surgery benefit so that we now pay out on inclusion on NHS surgery wait list.
Previous definitions
November 2015
Aorta Graft Surgery - for disease or traumatic injury
The undergoing of, or inclusion on the NHS waiting list for, surgery for disease or trauma to the aorta with excision and surgical replacement of a portion of the diseased or damaged aorta with a graft. The term aorta includes the thoracic and abdominal aorta but not its branches.
For the above definition the following is not covered:
- any other surgical procedure, for example the insertion of stents or endovascular repair.