COMPLICATION CODING IS "considered to be one of the more challenging aspects of coding," as an article in ICD10monitor once put it. The reporting of complication codes brings with it certain risks to providers and institutions, from adverse report card grades to increased liability and decreased...
5) A case with severe complications (paralytic ileus, bowel obstructions, interstitial pneumonitis or pulmonary fibrosis, uncontrollable diabetes mellitus, heart failure, renal failure, liver failure, etc.). 6) A case involving diarrhea (watery diarrhea). 7) A case which is a pregnancy or lac...
ICD 10Number of patientsCoefficients of structure (%)Number of patientsCoefficients of structure (%)Number of patientsCoefficients of structure (%)Number of patientsCoefficients of structure (%)Total:18911100%5018100%9699100%4194100%A00 - A99310,16%40,08%250,26%20,05%B00 - B9960,03%00,00...
The single most common reason for rehospitalization was the same across age groups and likely attributed to surgery (ileus). However, the aggregate of medical causes of rehospitalization was more common in older patients; surgical and respiratory reasons were twice as common in this group. Re...
Paralytic ileus presents as constipation, abdominal distension, and discomfort for more than two to three days postoperatively. Therefore, patients are encouraged to be mobile, constantly change position, and recommended to be in sitting posture soon after surgery. Additionally, pain tolerance should ...