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

Emphyema is a collection of pus in the space between the lung and the inner surface of the chest wall (pleural space). (See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empyema)

Causes:

  • 20-60% - results from pneumonia
  • 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