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CT drainage

Posted By: bspen on 2007-10-05
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Subject: CT drainage


CT drainage of fluid collection is what the dict is saying in the preop dx.  He is doing an exploratory laparotomy.  How should this be typed in the preop dx, as we are not to use abbreviations?




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