RebeccaWoodward*
True Blue
Patient admitted with SAH
Burr hole was perfomed 12-9, no complications, taken to recovery room
Postoperatively, 2 hours later, patient taken back to OR for cerebral edema, intracranial HTN
Procedure:
1-Insertion of left frontal external ventricular drain
2-Insertion of left frontal intracranial pressure monitor
Previous incision from his left frontal burr hole was placement was reopened. A self-retaining retractor was inserted. The pia underlying the burr hole was coagulated with bipolar cautery and opened. A left frontal external ventricular drain was placed on the first pass. The external ventricular drain was brought out through a separate exit site in the skin, and secured there with a 2-0 silk suture. It was then attached to drainage system. A Codman intracranial pressure monitor wire was zero and introduced into the incision. It was placed down the right frontal burr hole adjacent to the external ventricular drain into the brain parenchyma. It was secured to the skin using a 2-0 silk suture............
My first thought was 61020. Does anyone see anything else or have a different opinion?
Burr hole was perfomed 12-9, no complications, taken to recovery room
Postoperatively, 2 hours later, patient taken back to OR for cerebral edema, intracranial HTN
Procedure:
1-Insertion of left frontal external ventricular drain
2-Insertion of left frontal intracranial pressure monitor
Previous incision from his left frontal burr hole was placement was reopened. A self-retaining retractor was inserted. The pia underlying the burr hole was coagulated with bipolar cautery and opened. A left frontal external ventricular drain was placed on the first pass. The external ventricular drain was brought out through a separate exit site in the skin, and secured there with a 2-0 silk suture. It was then attached to drainage system. A Codman intracranial pressure monitor wire was zero and introduced into the incision. It was placed down the right frontal burr hole adjacent to the external ventricular drain into the brain parenchyma. It was secured to the skin using a 2-0 silk suture............
My first thought was 61020. Does anyone see anything else or have a different opinion?
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