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Lead Revision Same Session as Initial Implant

Date: Mar 25, 2020

Question:

Patient comes in for an ICD implant. They extubate the patient, and patient becomes violent and dislodges a lead. Patient consents to immediate lead revision. Patient is then re-prepped, placed back under anesthesia, and they fix the dislodged lead. They never left the OR. Do we capture the lead revision, or is it included in the initial implant since they did not leave the OR?

Question ID : 13797
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