SURGICAL COMPLICATION TYPE

The types of post-operative surgical complications that the PATIENT experiences between the time of the operation and discharge from hospital or death in hospital.

National Codes:

00No complications
01Pneumonia
02Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
03Pulmonary embolism
04Pleural effusion
05Anastomotic leak
06Chyle leak
07Haemorrhage
08Cardiac complication
09Acute renal failure
10Wound infection
11Duodenal suture line leak
13Gastric outlet obstruction
14Pancreatic leak
15Biliary leak
16Gastric anastomotic leak
17Pancreatic endocrine insufficiency
18Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency
19Early delayed gastric emptying
20Duodenal suture line leak
21Anastomotic stricture
98Other (not listed)
 

This attribute is also known by these names:
ContextAlias
pluralSURGICAL COMPLICATION TYPES