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8-85b:

Extracorporeal circulation and treatment of blood: Use of leeches to ensure venous blood drainage following flap surgery or limb reimplantation

Leeches have been used on you after an operation.

After surgery, the blood in the area that has been operated on may not drain away properly. The substances from the leeches should make the blood drain away better through the blood vessels in the skin. To achieve this, the leeches attach themselves to the skin by suction and they secrete certain substances at that site.

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).