Table 1 Definitions and codes used for AFE
From: Amniotic fluid embolism incidence, risk factors and outcomes: a review and recommendations
Country | ICD-9 coding | ICD-10 Coding | Other definition used |
|---|---|---|---|
Australia (NSW) | N/A | O88.1 | 1) if not fatal, the hospital record had to include a diagnosis of one or more of cardiac arrest, hypotension syndrome, respiratory distress, coagulation defects, coma and/or seizure, and an absence of other medical conditions or potential explanations of the symptoms and signs [1] and 2) where death was the outcome, AFE had to be listed as the cause of death. |
Australia (Victoria) | N/A | O88.1 | Â |
Australia (national data) | 673.1 | O88.1 | Review of maternal death by expert committee in conjunction with a cause of death of amniotic fluid embolism |
Canada | 673.1 | O88.1 | Â |
Netherlands | N/A | N/A | - Reported as maternal mortality or severe maternal morbidity with AFE as diagnosis or in differential diagnosis - One or more of the following severe enough to require medical treatment: Hypotension (and/or cardiac arrest) Respiratory distress Disseminated intravascular coagulation Coma and/or seizures - Absence of any other clear medical explanation for the clinical course. |
United Kingdom | N/A | N/A | In the absence of any other clear cause EITHER Acute maternal collapse with one or more of the following features: Acute fetal compromise Cardiac arrest Cardiac rhythm problems Coagulopathy Hypotension Maternal hemorrhage Premonitory symptoms e.g. restlessness, numbness, agitation, tingling Seizure Shortness of breath Excluding: women with maternal hemorrhage as the first presenting feature, in whom there was no evidence of early coagulopathy or cardio-respiratory compromise OR Women in whom the diagnosis was made at post-mortem examination with the finding of fetal squames or hair in the lungs |
USA | 673.1 | N/A | If not fatal, ICD-9CM code of 673.1. For fatal cases, coding indicating AFE as cause of death or major contributing factor to the death |