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  2. ICD-10 Procedure Coding System - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Wound - Wikipedia

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    Lacerations – irregular tear-like wounds caused by some blunt trauma. Lacerations and incisions may appear linear (regular) or stellate (irregular). The term laceration is commonly misused in reference to incisions. [9] Abrasions (grazes) – superficial wounds in which the topmost layer of the skin (the epidermis) is scraped off.

  4. ICD-10-CM - Wikipedia

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    The ICD-10 Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) is a set of diagnosis codes used in the United States of America. [1] It was developed by a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human services, [ 2 ] as an adaption of the ICD-10 with authorization from the World Health Organization .

  5. Perineal tear - Wikipedia

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    Tears are classified into four categories: [4] [5] First-degree tear: laceration is limited to the fourchette and superficial perineal skin or vaginal mucosa; Second-degree tear: laceration extends beyond fourchette, perineal skin and vaginal mucosa to perineal muscles and fascia, but not the anal sphincter

  6. Avulsion injury - Wikipedia

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    Eyelid avulsions are repaired by suturing after a CT scan is performed to determine where damage to the muscles, nerves, and blood vessels of the eyelid has occurred. [13] More severe injuries require reconstruction, however, this usually results in some loss of function and subsequent surgeries may be necessary to improve structure and ...

  7. Horizontal mattress stitch - Wikipedia

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    The horizontal mattress stitch is a suture technique used to close wounds.It everts skin well and spreads tension along the wound edge. [1] [2] [3] This makes it ideal for holding together fragile skin [4] as well as skin under high tension such as the distant edges of a large laceration or as the initial holding suture in complicated repairs.

  8. Pulmonary laceration - Wikipedia

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    A pulmonary laceration can cause air to leak out of the lacerated lung [10] and into the pleural space, if the laceration goes through to it. [8] Pulmonary laceration invariably results in pneumothorax (due to torn airways), hemothorax (due to torn blood vessels), or a hemopneumothorax (with both blood and air in the chest cavity). [11]

  9. Needlestick injury - Wikipedia

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    The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have endorsed the adoption of blunt-tip suture needles for suturing fascia and muscle. [ 20 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Hollow-bore needles pose a greater risk of injury than solid needles, but hollow-bore needle injuries are highly preventable: 25% of hollow-bore needle ...