AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2011 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 & 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Postoperative Shock

Effective October 1, 2011, codes 998.00, Postoperative shock, unspecified; 998.01, Postoperative shock, cardiogenic; 998.02, Postoperative shock, septic; and 998.09, Postoperative shock, other, were created to describe specific types or mechanisms of postoperative shock. Shock is a physiologic state characterized by a decrease in the volume of blood that flows through the tissues causing a reduction in the amount of oxygen throughout the body. This reduction in oxygen may be a result of impaired binding of oxygen molecules to hemoglobin or the decrease in circulation of oxygenated blood. The effects of the imbalance between oxygen delivery...

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