Certain early complications of trauma (T79)
T79: Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

excludes2
acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80)
complications occurring during or following medical procedures (T80-T88)
complications of surgical and medical care NEC (T80-T88)
newborn respiratory distress syndrome (P22.0)

sevenChrNote
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T79

sevenChrDef
A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
T79.0: Air embolism (traumatic)
T79.1: Fat embolism (traumatic)
T79.2: Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma
T79.4: Traumatic shock
T79.5: Traumatic anuria
T79.6: Traumatic ischemia of muscle
T79.7: Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema
T79.A: Traumatic compartment syndrome
T79.8: Other early complications of trauma
T79.9: Unspecified early complication of trauma

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