O88.0: Obstetric air embolism
Blood vessels in your lungs have closed up.
You need lungs to breath. When we breathe in, oxygen enters the lungs and accumulates in the blood. This blood then flows to the heart. The heart then pumps the oxygen-rich blood throughout the body. All of the organs are supplied with oxygen as a result.
Your blood vessels became sealed during pregnancy, during the birth, or in the early weeks after the birth of your child. Your blood vessels have been sealed by air. Normally, only certain elements from air, such as oxygen, can be found in the blood. These elements are absorbed by the lungs and are distributed in the blood. When large amounts of air get into a blood vessel all at once, the air can seal the blood vessel. The air can also be transported in other blood vessels and seal them.
When blood vessels in the lungs are sealed, it is also known as a pulmonary embolism. A pulmonary embolism can produce a variety of symptoms. You may have breathing difficulties and chest pain. Your heart may beat more quickly than it normally does. The person may also lose consciousness.
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).
