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My facility has interpreted new HIV coding guideline I.C.1.a.2.i “History of HIV managed by medication” to mean that code B20, HIV disease, should be reported for any HIV positive patient on an...
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A 63-year-old male status post open-heart repair of an ascending aortic aneurysm was found to have a large mass in his left atrium that was obstructing blood flow. The patient underwent drainage of...
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A patient presented for aortic root and valve replacement, mitral valve replacement and reconstruction of the aorto-mitral curtain (AMC) with bovine pericardium for treatment of severe aortic valve...
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A patient with a femoral neck fracture underwent an open left total hip arthroplasty. Following removal of the femoral head, trial femoral head and neck metal on polyethylene components were placed...
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A 5-1/2 month-old infant, who was diagnosed with moderate-to-severe common atrioventricular (AV) valve regurgitation, underwent complex common AV valve repair. The patient was also noted to have tr...
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A 3-month-old baby with moderate atrioventricular (AV) valve regurgitation, presented for a common AV valve repair. During surgery, median sternotomy was performed; the common AV valve was entered ...
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A 28-year-old pregnant patient with a history of three prior cesarean deliveries was transferred to our facility, for management of a C-section scar ectopic pregnancy. Due to the patient’s desire...
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A woman with a pelvic abscess and pancreatic head necrosis presented for surgery. A flank incision was made with division into the retroperitoneum. Malodorous semi-solid material typical of fat nec...
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The patient underwent thrombectomy of the M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery due to acute occlusion. During the thrombectomy, a stent retriever was used with aspiration. Although the stent re...
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A patient was admitted and underwent a mediastinal washout and endoluminal vacuum application (EVAC) utilizing an endosponge, due to a near complete esophagogastric anastomotic disruption. Under di...
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