LAPAROTOMY FOR NECROTISING ENTEROCOLITIS INDICATION CODE

An indication of whether a laparotomy (a surgical incision into the abdominal cavity, for diagnosis or in preparation for major surgery) was required following a PATIENT DIAGNOSIS of Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) and if so, whether it was performed.

Description

An indication of whether a laparotomy (a surgical incision into the abdominal cavity, for diagnosis or in preparation for major surgery) was required following a PATIENT DIAGNOSIS  of Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) and if so, whether it was performed.

National Codes

Code Description
0 Laparotomy not required
1

Laparotomy required but PATIENT  too ill to carry it out

2 Laparotomy required and carried out

Also Known As

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Context Alias
Plural LAPAROTOMY FOR NECROTISING ENTEROCOLITIS INDICATION CODES