Field Name: Field Value: Revision: 9th Revision: Code Type: Diagnosis: Code: 33818: Description: Acute postop pain NEC (Other acute postoperative pain)

Acute Postoperative Pain: General overview. Time Required: 10 minutes. . Acute pain is usually associated with an underlying physiological (labour pain) or pathological (postoperative pain) process. It may be recurrent, with or without a background of ongoing chronic pain, (e.g. sickle cell disease, rheumatoid arthritis). Particularly after surgery, .

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Other acute postoperative pain. Short description: Acute postop pain NEC. ICD-9-CM 338.18 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, . Post-mastectomy pain; Postoperative pain, acute; Postpartum pain after cesarean section; Postprocedural finding of tenderness; Postprocedural testicular pain; Post-surgery back pain;

Experimental subjects challenged by acute pain and patients in chronic pain experience impairments in attention control, working memory, mental flexibility, problem solving, and information processing speed. Acute and chronic pain are also associated with increased depression, anxiety, fear, and anger. If I .

Short description: Acute pain NEC. ICD-9-CM 338.19 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, . Abdominal pain, acute; Acute abdominal pain; Acute exacerbation of chronic abdominal pain; Acute low back pain 3 months; . postoperative 338.18. post-thoracotomy 338.12 338.18: ICD9Data.com :

Acute postoperative pain remains a significant medical problem. . On postoperative day 1, skin incision (53%) produced a similar prevalence of SA in dorsal horn neurons as the sham operated group (36%), whereas skin plus deep tissue incision generated a greater prevalence of SA in dorsal horn neurons (78%); .

Summary. Postoperative pain management aims to minimise patient discomfort, facilitate early mobilisation and functional recovery, and prevent acute pain developing into chronic pain.

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