Post Op C Section Complications

How to code and bill for post operative complications that do not require a return to the operating room.

Post op c section complications. A c section may be the safest delivery option for you and your baby. When vaginal birth is not possible or there are complications involved which may harm the mother or the baby a c section is performed. A c section or a cesarean section is a surgical procedure in which a baby is delivered through an incision in the lower belly area.

Conventionally complications can be divided into early occurring during the surgery or immediately after it and late develop over time from several days to several weeks after cesarean section. I ve been writing a lot about c sections lately and one thing i think you all need to know more about are the possible complications that may arise years down the road from having a c section or having more than one. Cesarean delivery c section is a surgical procedure used to deliver a baby through incisions in the abdomen and uterus.

From start to finish including pre and post op a typical c section lasts 3 4 hours. Mary a non medicare patient returned to the ob gyn s office with surgical wound dehiscence three weeks after delivery via c section. But as with any surgery there are risks.

Complications of obstetric surgery and procedure o75 4 dermatitis due to drugs and medicaments l23 3 l24 4 l25 1 l27 0 l27 1 poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals t36 t65 with fifth or sixth character 1 4 or 6. Overall a cesarean delivery commonly referred to as a cesarean section or c section is an extremely safe operation most of the serious complications associated with cesarean. The incidence of re laparotomy after caesarean section is 0 12 1 04 3 4 the most common indications being intra abdominal bleeding intra abdominal abscess or bladder and bowel complications 4 as such there are a number of immediate and delayed complications that may be encountered and the obstetrician must be familiar with.

Because we do so many so often people are lulled into a false sense of security hoskins says. Depending on the location of the pathological process the following c section complications are distinguished. A c section might be planned ahead of time if you develop pregnancy complications or you ve had a previous c section and aren t considering a vaginal birth after cesarean vbac.