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| | Pulmonary | | | | Acute respiratory failure | 518.81, 518.84, 518.5 | 997.39 | | Spontaneous tension pneumothorax | 512.0 | 997.39 | | Atelectasis/pulmonary collapse | 518.0 | 997.39 | | Empyema | 510.9 | 998.59 | | Bronchopleural fistula | 510.0 | 998.59 | | Air leak and other pneumothorax | 512.1, 512.8 | | | Chylothorax | 457.8 | | | Pneumonia | 480.x to 486, 507.0 | 997.39 | | Other pulmonary infections and inflammation | 487.0, 490, 491.21–491.22, 511.0–511.1, 511.89, 511.9, 513.x, 519.01 | 997.39 | | Cardiac | | | | Arrhythmia | 427.xx | 997.1 | | Acute myocardial infarction | 410.xx | 997.1 | | Acute heart failure/pulmonary edema | 428.1, 428.21, 428.23, 428.31, 428.33, 428.41, 428.43, 514, 518.4 | 997.1 | | Vascular/thromboembolic | | | | Acute pulmonary embolism/infarction | 415.1x | | | Acute deep venous thrombosis of extremities | 453.4x, 453.8, 453.9 | | | Neurological | | | | Acute cerebrovascular accident (stroke) | 433.x1, 434.x1, (997.02) | 997.02 | | Transient cerebral ischemia/attack (TIA) | 435.x, 437.1 | 997.09 | | Intracranial hemorrhage (includes hemorrhagic stroke) | 430–432.x | 997.02 | | Wound complications | | | | Dehiscence | 998.30, 998.31, 998.32, 998.3 | | | Hematoma/seroma complicating a procedure | 998.12–998.13, 998.51 | | | Cellulitis | 998.59 plus 682.2 | | | Other postoperative infection, including other (noncellulitis) wound infection | 998.59 when 510.9, 510.0, 038.xx, 790.7, 995.9x, 682.2 are NOT also present | | | Other | | | | Perforations organ or vessels | 998.2 | | | In-hospital deaths | Obtained from Premier variable | | | Sepsis | 038.xx, 790.7, 995.9x | 998.59 | | Other postoperative complications | 997.xx EXCEPT 997.02, 998.0, 998.11, 998.33, 998.4, 998.6, 998.7, 998.8, and998.9 | | | Conversion from /VATS to OPEN | V64.42 | |
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