ICD-11 definition : A condition characterized by the lodging of a gas bubble (air embolus) in the bloodstream,
which can cause a blockage associated with the physiological and other changes that
occur during the period of time from conception to delivery (pregnancy), during labor
and delivery (childbirth) or during the approximately six weeks after delivery during
which the uterus returns to the original size (puerperium).;
ICD-11 synonym : air embolism in pregnancy, childbirth or puerperium; obstetric air pulmonary embolism; puerperal air embolism; air embolism in the puerperium;
A condition characterized by the lodging of a gas bubble (air embolus) in the bloodstream,
which can cause a blockage associated with the physiological and other changes that
occur during the period of time from conception to delivery (pregnancy), during labor
and delivery (childbirth) or during the approximately six weeks after delivery during
which the uterus returns to the original size (puerperium).