O74.0: Aspiration pneumonitis due to anaesthesia during labour and delivery
After being anesthetized during the birth, you have developed lung problems.
An anesthetic involves being given certain drugs. The aim is to suppress feelings of pain for a certain time. A local anesthetic only suppresses the pain in one particular part of the body. A general anesthetic involves being given additional medication to put you to sleep.
You developed a lung inflammation after the anesthetic. The lung inflammation was caused by substances that got into your lungs when you were anesthetized. These substances may have been stomach contents or spittle, for example. Pneumonia can cause various symptoms. These include shortness of breath, coughing and a high temperature.
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
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