Severe pre-eclampsia

Description

This condition is characterised by systolic blood pressure greater than 160 mmHg and/or diastolic greater or equal to 110 mmHg on two occasions 4 hours or more apart in the presence of either proteinuria or other new onset maternal organ dysfunction characterised by one thrombocytopenia, elevated serum creatinine or liver transaminases, or neurological conditions or fetal growth restriction.

Coding note from above levels

The codes included in this chapter are to be used for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)

Index terms

Severe pre-eclampsia
severe PET - [pre-eclamptic toxaemia]
severe pre-eclamptic toxaemia

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severe puerperal pre-eclampsia
Severe pre-eclamptic albuminuria
Severe proteinuric hypertension of pregnancy

Exclusions from above levels

JA21 – Pre-eclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension
1C14 – Obstetrical tetanus
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

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23 – External causes (for mortality)
5A61.0 – Postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/882114523 – Mental or behavioural disorders associated with pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium

Sibling codes

JA24.0 – Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia
JA24.2 – HELLP syndrome
JA24.Z – Pre-eclampsia, unspecified

Foundation entity

Severe pre-eclampsia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/479404771

Part of: JA24: Pre-eclampsia › 18: Pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium