O88Obstetric embolism Incl.: pulmonary
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use O88 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter XV
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Official Vietnamese name
- Thuyên tắc mạch sản khoa
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- emboli in pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium Excl.: embolism complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
Related O88 codes
O88.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Obstetric air embolism
O88.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Amniotic fluid embolism
O88.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Obstetric blood- clot embolism
O88.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Obstetric pyaemic and septic embolism
O88.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other obstetric embolism
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
