T79 Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

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Tyoe 2 Excludes

acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80)
complications occurring during or following medical procedures (T80-T88)
complications of surgical and medical care NEC (T80-T88)
newborn respiratory distress syndrome (P22.0)

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S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
T79-T79 Certain early complications of trauma (T79)
T79 Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
Type 2 Excludes
acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80)
complications occurring during or following medical procedures (T80-T88)
complications of surgical and medical care NEC (T80-T88)
newborn respiratory distress syndrome (P22.0)

T79.0 Air embolism (traumatic)
T79.1 Fat embolism (traumatic)
T79.2 Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma
T79.4 Traumatic shock
T79.5 Traumatic anuria
T79.6 Traumatic ischemia of muscle
T79.7 Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema
T79.A Traumatic compartment syndrome
T79.A0 Compartment syndrome, unspecified
T79.A1 Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity
T79.A11 Traumatic compartment syndrome of right upper extremity
T79.A12 Traumatic compartment syndrome of left upper extremity
T79.A19 Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity
T79.A2 Traumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity
T79.A21 Traumatic compartment syndrome of right lower extremity
T79.A22 Traumatic compartment syndrome of left lower extremity
T79.A29 Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified lower extremity
T79.A3 Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen
T79.A9 Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites
T79.8 Other early complications of trauma
T79.9 Unspecified early complication of trauma