Trauma post-op vs non post-op

A trauma patient who has an injury that is not initially treated e.g. subdural hematoma non-post-op MVA, but subsequently has this evacuated in the OR will have that coded as a complication under Trauma, but now as post-op.

• If the patient is a trauma who subsequently goes to the OR, the diagnosis is found under TRAUMA, e.g. a craniotomy to evacuate a traumatic SDH from an MVA, will be a complication of 'Subdural hematoma-POST-OP - MVA'.
• this was just another example in regards to how apply the trauma codes and not the neuro surgery codes

Might be related to

• Category:Trauma
• Category:Trauma Surgery (likely incomplete category)
• Category:Trauma Non Post OP (likely incomplete category)