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. 2014 May 28;472(9):2878–2886. doi: 10.1007/s11999-014-3686-7
Adverse events ICD-9 codes
Postoperative shock 998.0
Hematoma or seroma 998.1
Disruption of wound 998.3
Postoperative infection 998.5
Acute posthemorrhagic anemia 285.1
Complications not elsewhere classified 997
Acute renal failure 580, 584
Acute myocardial infarction 410
Ventricular arrhythmias and cardiac arrest 427.4, 427.5
Pneumonia and pulmonary congestion 482, 485, 486, 514, 5184
Iatrogenic postoperative hypotension 458.29
Pulmonary embolism 415.1
Induced mental disorders 291, 292, 293
Cerebrovascular disease 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436
Fat embolism 958.1
Pulmonary insufficiency after trauma, surgery, transfusion, or acute respiratory distress syndrome 518.5, 518.7, 518.81
Thrombotic events 451.1, 451.2, 453.2, 453.4, 453.8, 453.9
Intubation and mechanical ventilation 96.04, 96.07
Transfusion of blood (components) 99.0
Conversion of cardiac rhythm 99.6

ICD-9 = International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision.