8-191.73:
Dressings and removal of diseased tissue on epidermis and hypodermis: Dressings for extensive and severe skin disorders: Occlusive dressing with enzymatic wound debridement for burns: Involving 1,500 cm² up to 2,000 cm² of body surface
A special dressing was used in your case.
A large area of your skin was diseased or damaged. So a dressing was chosen that is exactly right for what the affected skin needs.
The dressing is usually a foil that is impermeable to both water and air. The dressing should keep the wound moist and improve healing. The dressing contained special proteins. The purpose of the special proteins is to detach layers of skin that have died off.
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
Source
Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).