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Therapeutic injection: Therapeutic injection: Thrombin injection after placement of catheter in artery

You have had a drug injected into an artery to stop a bleed.

A tube was inserted into one of your arteries for a treatment. There was then bleeding from that artery. Arteries are blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart. They supply all the tissue in the body with oxygen-rich blood.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS 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).