Postpericardiotomy syndrome
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| ICD10 Diagnosis | |
| Dx: | Postpericardiotomy syndrome |
| ICD10 code: | I97.0 |
| Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Pericarditis, Pericardial effusion, Pericardial tamponade |
| Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
| APACHE Como Component: | none |
| APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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| External ICD10 Documentation | |
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Additional Info
Postpericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) is worsening or new formation of pericardial and/or pleural effusion usually 1 to 6 weeks after cardiac surgery, as a result of autoimmune inflammatory reaction within pleural and pericardial space.
Criteria for Postpericardiotomy syndrome; a diagnosis is made if patients present with 2 out of the following 5 criteria:
- Fever
- Pericardial or pleuritic chest pain
- Pericardial or pleural friction rub
- Pericardial effusion with elevated C-reactive protein (CRP)
- Pleural effusion with elevated C-reactive protein (CRP)
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
- Pericarditis, acute, noninfective
- Pericarditis, acute NOS
- Disorder of pericardium, NOS
- Pleural effusion, NOS
- Pericardial effusion
- Pericarditis, chronic
- Pleurisy (infectious or noninfectious)
- Pericardial tamponade
- Pain, pleuritic chest pain
- Pain, chest NOS
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