Failed/difficult intubation, or complication of intubation

ICD10 Diagnosis
Dx:	Failed/difficult intubation, or complication of intubation
ICD10 code:	T88.4
Pre-ICD10 counterpart:	Mainstem intubation
Charlson/ALERT Scale:	none
APACHE Como Component:	none
APACHE Acute Component:	none
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Additional Info

Includes

difficult airway
broken teeth
mainstem intubation
intubation of the esophagus
aspiration during intubation, combine with Iatrogenic problem NOS, related to a surgery or procedure, NOS

Excludes

For Subglottic (tracheal) stenosis or tracheomalacia caused by an ETT or tracheostomy see Subglottic (tracheal) stenosis or tracheomalacia, iatrogenic
cuff leak
swelling due to ETT
Plugged ETT secondary to mucus plugging, see Upper airway obstruction, NOS

intubation

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Iatrogenic codes:
Acetaminophen (tylenol, paracematol), adverse effect Adrenal insufficiency, drug-induced (i.e. due to steroid administration) Anesthetic gas, adverse effect Anti-arrhythmic, adverse effect Anti-arrhythmic, overdose/toxicity Antibiotic/antimicrobial, adverse effect Antibiotic/antimicrobial, overdose/toxicity Anticoagulant, adverse effect Anticoagulant, overdose/toxicity Antidepressant drug NOS, adverse effect Antineoplastic/chemotherapy or immunosuppressive drugs, adverse effect Antineoplastic/chemotherapy or immunosuppressive drugs, overdose/toxicity Antiseizure drug NOS, adverse effect Antiseizure drug NOS, overdose/toxicity Aspirin or other salicylate or NSAID, adverse effect Benzodiazepine, adverse effect Bone marrow transplant, failure or rejection Calcium channel blocker drug, adverse effect Cardiac/cardiovascular drug NOS, adverse effect Cardiac/cardiovascular drug NOS, overdose/toxicity Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak Complication associated with artificial fertilization, NOS Complication of anesthesia, NOS Cushing's syndrome, drug-induced Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage I (surface reddening) Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage II (to fascia, just under skin) Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage III (deep, to but not including muscle) Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage IV (involves muscle, tendon, or bone) Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, stage not indicated Drug or biological substance/agent NOS, adverse effect Graft-versus-host disease/reaction (GVHD) Hallucinogen, adverse effect Heart transplant, failure or rejection or unspecified complication Heart-lung transplant, failure or rejection or unspecified complication Hemorrhage, due to anticoagulant or thrombolytic drug Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) Hormone or hormone agonist NOS, overdose/toxicity Hormone or hormone agonist drug, adverse effect Hypotension, drug-induced Iatrogenic problem NOS, related to a surgery or procedure, NOS Iatrogenic, air embolism, as complication of line/infusion/transfusion/injection Iatrogenic, complication NOS, cardiac or vascular prosthetic device or implant or graft Iatrogenic, complication of medical or surgical care NOS Iatrogenic, dehiscence or rupture or disruption, surgical wound NOS Iatrogenic, hemorrhage or hematoma, related to a procedure or surgery NOS Iatrogenic, hypotension/shock, postoperative/post-procedural Iatrogenic, infection, cardiac or vascular prosthetic device or implant or graft NOS Iatrogenic, infection, central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection (CVC-BSI, CLI) Iatrogenic, infection, following a procedure or surgery, NOS Iatrogenic, infection, heart valve prosthesis (incl prosthetic valve endocarditis) Iatrogenic, infection, internal orthopedic prosthetic device or implant or graft or bone device Iatrogenic, infection, internal prosthetic device or implant or graft NOS Iatrogenic, infection, related to vascular access other than central line Iatrogenic, infection, urinary catheter Iatrogenic, malignant hyperthermia, due to anesthesia Iatrogenic, mechanical complication/dysfunction, cardiac electronic device Iatrogenic, mechanical complication/dysfunction, cardiac or vascular prosthetic device or implant or graft, NOS Iatrogenic, mechanical complication/dysfunction, dialysis catheter Iatrogenic, mechanical complication/dysfunction, heart valve prosthesis Iatrogenic, mechanical complication/dysfunction, internal orthopedic prosthetic device or implant or graft or bone device Iatrogenic, mechanical complication/dysfunction, internal prosthetic device or implant or graft NOS Iatrogenic, mechanical complication/dysfunction, urinary catheter Iatrogenic, puncture or laceration, related to a procedure or surgery NOS Iatrogenic, thromboembolism, as complication of line/infusion/transfusion/injection Iatrogenic, transfusion reaction (incompatibility reaction) (any type) Insulin or antidiabetic drug, adverse effect Liver transplant, failure or rejection or unspecified complication Lung transplant, failure or rejection or unspecified complication Neuropathy, peripheral, drug-induced Nosocomial infection, NOS Opioid/narcotic, adverse effect Pancreas transplant, failure or rejection or unspecified complication Pneumonia, ventilator-associated (VAP) Psychiatric drug NOS, adverse effect Psychiatric drug NOS, overdose/toxicity Rib fracture(s) due to CPR Sedative or hypnotic, adverse effect Skin rash, drug-induced (drug eruption) Stimulants incl. methamphetamine, poisoning Subglottic (tracheal) stenosis or tracheomalacia, iatrogenic Thrombolytic drug, adverse effect Thrombolytic drug, overdose/toxicity Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI, form of ARDS) Transplanted organ NOS, failure or rejection or unspecified complication Tricyclic antidepressant, adverse effect Xray contrast agent, adverse effect

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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak (← links) Aspiration pneumonitis (← links) Stridor (← links) Hypoxemia (hypoxia) (← links) Iatrogenic, air embolism, as complication of line/infusion/transfusion/injection (← links) Iatrogenic, thromboembolism, as complication of line/infusion/transfusion/injection (← links) Iatrogenic, infection, related to vascular access other than central line (← links) Iatrogenic, hemorrhage or hematoma, related to a procedure or surgery NOS (← links) Iatrogenic, hypotension/shock, postoperative/post-procedural (← links) Iatrogenic, puncture or laceration, related to a procedure or surgery NOS (← links) Iatrogenic, dehiscence or rupture or disruption, surgical wound NOS (← links) Iatrogenic, infection, following a procedure or surgery, NOS (← links) Iatrogenic problem NOS, related to a surgery or procedure, NOS (← links) Iatrogenic, infection, heart valve prosthesis (incl prosthetic valve endocarditis) (← links) Iatrogenic, mechanical complication/dysfunction, urinary catheter (← links) Complication of anesthesia, NOS (← links) Iatrogenic, complication of medical or surgical care NOS (← links) Lung, diagnostic imaging, abnormal (← links) Lung, function test, abnormal (Pulmonary function test, PFT) (← links) ICD10 Diagnosis List (← links) Iatrogenic codes in ICD10 (← links) Respiratory secretions, abnormal (← links) ICD10 Category (← links) Task Team Meeting - Rolling Agenda and Minutes 2024 (← links)

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