ISO 1828:2012规定了外科手术术语系统的分类结构的最小特征，以及支持互操作性、可比性和外科手术有意义信息交换的最小域约束，独立于语言，只要系统规定了显著差异。 ISO 1828:2012适用于所有外科学科的外科手术术语系统。它仅涵盖ISO 1087-1:2000中定义的外科手术术语系统的术语部分。 ISO 1828:2012旨在作为基于计算机的应用程序和电子医疗记录的集成部分使用。

ISO 1828:2012 specifies the minimal characteristics of a categorial structure for terminological systems of surgical procedures and the minimal domain constraints to support interoperability, comparability and the exchange of meaningful information on surgical procedures, independently of the language, insofar as the significant differences are specified by the system. ISO 1828:2012 is applicable to terminological systems of surgical procedures in all surgical disciplines. It covers only the terminology part, as defined in ISO 1087-1:2000, of the terminological systems of surgical procedures. ISO 1828:2012 is intended to be used as an integrated part of computer-based applications and for electronic health care records.