Empyema - POST OP

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This page is about the pre-ICD10 diagnosis coding schema. See the ICD10 Diagnosis List, or the following for similar diagnoses in ICD10:Empyema (pyothorax)

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Category/Organ System:	Category: Infection (old)
Type:	Category: Medical Problem (old)
Main Diagnosis:	Empyema
Sub Diagnosis:	EMPYEMA- POST OP
Diagnosis Code:	3100
Comorbid Diagnosis:	No
Charlson Comorbid coding (pre ICD10):	0
Program:	CC & Med
Status:	Currently Collected

Notes: Infectious Pleural effusion

Empyema is inflammatory fluid and debris in the pleural space. It results from an untreated pleural-space infection that progresses from free-flowing pleural fluid to a complex collection in the pleural space

Causes: •20-60% - results from pneumnia •Thoracic trauma (in about 1-5% of cases) •Rupture of a lung abscess into the pleural space •Extension of a non–pleural-based infection (eg, mediastinitis, abdominal infection) •Esophageal tear •Iatrogenic introduction at the time of thoracic surgery •An indwelling catheter that is a nidus for infection