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. 2019 Nov 30;24(4):747–757. doi: 10.1007/s10029-019-02091-8

Table 1.

Inclusion diagnoses for endpoint surgical complications, secondary diagnoses on initial hospital admission (IA) and primary diagnoses on readmission within the specified period of time (RA)

ICD-10 Description Time period
N45 Orchitis and epididymitis IA + RA 90 days
N49.2 Inflammatory disorders of scrotum RA 90 days
N50.0 Atrophy of testis RA 90 days
N50.1 Vascular disorders of male genital organs RA 90 days
T81.0a Hemorrhage and hematoma as a complication of a procedure, not elsewhere classified IA + RA 7 days
A41 Sepsis, unspecified RA 14 days
K65 Peritonitis RA 14 days
T81.4 Infection following a procedure, not elsewhere classified IA + RA 14 days
I26 Pulmonary embolism IA + RA 30 days
I80.1 Thrombosis, phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of femoral vein IA + RA 90 days
I80.2 Thrombosis, phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of other deep vessels of lower extremities IA + RA 90 days
I80.3 Thrombosis, phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of other extremities, unspecified IA + RA 90 days
I82.2 Embolism and thrombosis of vena cava IA + RA 90 days
K56 Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction, no hernia RA 90 days
K63.1 Perforation of intestine (nontraumatic) IA + RA 90 days
K66.0 Peritoneal adhesions RA 90 days
K66.1 Hemoperitoneum RA 90 days
K91.3 Postprocedural intestinal obstruction IA + RA 90 days
K91.83 Anastomosis and suture insufficiency following surgery elsewhere in the digestive tract IA + RA 90 days
K91.88 Other disorders of the digestive system following medical measures, not elsewhere classified IA + RA 90 days
K91.9 Disorder of the digestive system following medical measures, unspecified IA + RA 90 days
T81.1 Shock during or resulting from a procedure, not elsewhere classified IA + RA 90 days
T81.2 Accidental puncture or laceration during a procedure, not elsewhere classified IA + RA 90 days
T81.3 Disruption of surgical wound, not elsewhere classified IA + RA 90 days
T81.5 Foreign body accidentally left in body cavity or operation wound following a procedure IA + RA 90 days
T81.6 Acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure IA + RA 90 days
T81.7 Vascular complications following a procedure, not elsewhere classified IA + RA 90 days
T81.8 Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified IA + RA 90 days
T81.9 Unspecified complication of procedure IA + RA 90 days

aOnly if simultaneous presence of OPS 5-541.[0, 1, 2, 3], 5-549.5, 5-892.1[b, c], 5-916.a[0, 3], 5-983, 8-159.x, 8-190

5-892.0[b,c] or 5-896 [1, 2][b, c] within 1–7 days following surgery