O71.0: Rupture of uterus before onset of labour
Your uterus has ruptured.
The uterus or womb sits in the pelvis and is pear-shaped. The narrower part extends downward into the vagina and is called the cervix. When a woman is pregnant, the child grows in her uterus. The uterus is under a lot of stress during pregnancy. It is significantly stretched by the growing child in pregnancy.
If the stress is too much for the uterus, then the wall of the uterus can rupture. Individual or all layers of the uterine wall can tear. This can happen in particular if the uterus is damaged by previous surgery, for example.
The uterus rupturing can cause a lot of pain. The abdomen is then very soft. Internal bleeding can result in a lot of blood lost and the person becoming unconscious. The uterus rupturing can be dangerous for mother and child.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).