Postoperative care for the patient with a urinary diversion, as with those who have had any major surgery, involves monitoring of blood pressure, pulse, respirations, and temperature.
They fall into two categories: continent diversion and conduit diversion.
A urinary diversion involves removal of the urinary bladder and adjacent tissues and organs, and re-routing of the urinary stream. This may involve creation of an artificial opening in the abdomen called an ostomy.
A urinary diversion is created as a means to treat cancer of the bladder, when conservative measures have been unsuccessful, or when there is recurrence of the disease invading the muscle wall.
Urinary diversion. The surgeon creates a tube from a section of the patient's bowel and places the ureters.in this tube. The tube is then attached to a stoma.Urine is carried into an external collection bag that the patient must empty.
Aftercare for colpotomy is associated with the overall surgery that required the colpotomy.
The procedure depends upon the nature of surgery: Gastrostomy if it involves the Stomach, ileostomy or jejunostomy if it involves the small bowel, colostomy if it involves the large bowel, and ideal conduit if it involves surgery for urinary diversion
V58.78 Aftercare following surgery musculoskeletal system Not otherwise classified
A surgery that stabilizes the position of the urinary bladder.
They include retropubic slings for urinary incontinence, artificial sphincter implants for urinary and fecal incontinence, and bladder and colon diversion surgeries for restoration of voiding and waste function.
In some cases, correct eye drop usage is critical to a successful surgery outcome.
The amount of recovery time from urinary incontinence surgery can vary from person to person. However on average, most people are able to resume normal activities within six to eight weeks of the surgery.
Total knee replacement aftercare is coded as follows:V 54.81 After care following joint replacementUse add'l code to identify join replacement site (V43.60-V43.69)V43.65 Organ or tissue replaced by other means; Joint; Knee(Reference 2010 ICD-9-CM codebook, but check the 2011 ICD-9-CM codebook in case of changes.)