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P28.0: Primary atelectasis of newborn

One or more areas in the child’s lungs have not opened up properly.

The lungs are on the left and right side of the ribcage. They are also connected to the nose and mouth via the bronchial tubes and windpipe (trachea). 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.

The lungs are made up of lots of small alveoli. These are air sacs with a thin wall. Normally the child’s pulmonary alveoli fill with air immediately after birth when the first breath is taken. For a variety of reasons, the pulmonary alveoli in certain areas may not fill up with air. This can occur with premature babies, for example.

If the pulmonary alveoli do not fill up with air, the affected areas in the lungs do not get properly oxygenated. As a result it may be that the child’s lungs can absorb less oxygen than usual. There may be various indications that areas of the lungs are not being properly oxygenated. These include breathlessness and accelerated breathing. The skin may also be blueish.

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).