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451.1 Of deep vessels of lower extremities. 451.11 Deep vein thrombosis, femoral; 451.19 Deep vein thrombosis, other leg veins; 451.8 Of other sites 451.82 Phlebitis, superficial veins, upper extrem. 451.9 Thrombophlebitis, unspec. 452 Portal vein thrombosis; 453 Other venous embolism and thrombosis. 453.4 Deep vein thrombosis, unspec. 453.41 ...
The great saphenous vein (GSV), and the small saphenous vein (SSV) are superficial veins which drain into respectively, the common femoral vein and the popliteal vein. These veins are deep veins. Perforator veins drain superficial veins into the deep veins. Three anatomic compartments are described (as networks), (N1) containing the deep veins ...
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 is a system of procedural codes used by health insurers to classify medical procedures for billing purposes. It is a subset of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) 9-CM.
It covers ICD codes 680 to 709. The full chapter can be found on pages 379 to 393 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1. Both volumes can be downloaded for free from the website of the World Health Organization.
Patients with upper-extremity DVT may develop upper-extremity PTS, but the incidence is lower than that for lower-extremity PTS (15–25%). [ 22 ] [ 23 ] No treatment or prevention methods are established, but patients with upper-extremity PTS may wear a compression sleeve for persistent symptoms.
The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a US system of medical classification used for procedural coding.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency responsible for maintaining the inpatient procedure code set in the U.S., contracted with 3M Health Information Systems in 1995 to design and then develop a procedure classification system to replace Volume 3 of ICD-9-CM.
Deep vein thrombosis/ right leg Thrombophlebitis causes include disorders related to increased tendency for blood clotting and reduced speed of blood in the veins such as prolonged immobility; prolonged traveling (sitting) may promote a blood clot leading to thrombophlebitis but this occurs relatively less.
A number of superficial veins can cross this region. It may also be used for the insertion of a peripherally inserted central catheter . Historically, during bloodletting , the bicipital aponeurosis (the ceiling of the cubital fossa) was known as the "grace of God tendon" because it separated and protected the more important contents of the ...