T79 Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

Excl.:

complications of surgical and medical care NEC ( T80-T88)

respiratory distress:

• syndrome of adult (J80)
• in newborn (P22.-)

when occurring during or following medical procedures ( T80-T88)

T79.0 Air embolism (traumatic)

Excl.:

air embolism complicating:

• abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
• pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.0)

T79.1 Fat embolism (traumatic)

Excl.:

fat embolism complicating:

• abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
• pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.8)

T79.2 Traumatic secondary and recurrent haemorrhage

T79.3 Post-traumatic wound infection, not elsewhere classified

Coding-Hint

Use additional code (B95-B98), if desired, to identify infectious agent.

T79.4 Traumatic shock

Incl.:

Shock (immediate)(delayed) following injury

Excl.:

shock:

• anaesthetic (T88.2)
• anaphylactic:
  • —  NOS (T78.2)
  • —  due to:
    • —  adverse food reaction (T78.0)
    • —  correct medicinal substance properly administered (T88.6)
    • —  serum (T80.5)
• complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.3)
• electric (T75.4)
• lightning (T75.0)
• nontraumatic NEC (R57.-)
• obstetric (O75.1)
• postoperative (T81.1)

T79.5 Traumatic anuria

NCCS

DCS.XIII.3

Incl.:

Crush syndrome

Renal failure following crushing

T79.6 Traumatic ischaemia of muscle

Incl.:

Compartment syndrome

Volkmann ischaemic contracture

Excl.:

anterior tibial syndrome ( M76.8)

T79.7 Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema

Excl.:

emphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure ( T81.8)

T79.8 Other early complications of trauma

T79.9 Unspecified early complication of trauma