NEW MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT (34)    PERIOPERATIVE OCCURRENCE CATEGORY (136.5)

Definition Revised (2014):
                       within 30 days of the procedure.
If patient required new IABP, VAD, TAH, ECMO, or MULTIPLE DEVICES
for mechanical circulatory support, indicate using the menu prompts
whether the placement occurred intraoperatively or postoperatively 
within 30 days.  You will also be prompted for device type(s).
 
Indicate the one appropriate response:
   - intraoperatively: occurring while patient was in the operating room.
   - postoperatively:  occurring after patient left the operating room