Laparoscopic oophorectomy for right ovarian cyst

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Principal vs First-listed A patient is in outpatient surgery for a laparoscopic oophorectomy for a right ovarian cyst. After admission, the anesthesiologist discovered the patient had an upper respiratory infection. The surgery was cancelled, and the patient was kept overnight for observation due to breathing issues from the infection. Using the rule of principal versus first-listed diagnosis, would the ovarian cyst or the upper respiratory infection be listed as the principal diagnosis and why?

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