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Urosepsis is a case of [[Septicemia/Bacteremia/Fungemia]] resulting from '''urinary tract infection'''. Urosepsis is '''not''' tracked in itself by the CCMDB as a diagnosis.  
*The term "urosepsis" is not well defined, as it is used to mean various things, particularly either: (i) urinary tract infection, and/or (ii) sepsis with source being the urinary tract.
*When the team notes "urosepsis" the data collector must:
**Verify the presence of one or another [[:Category:Urinary tract infection|Urinary tract infection]] and appropriately code that infection.
**Assess whether the patient has sepsis ([[Sepsis (SIRS due to infection, without acute organ failure)]] or [[Severe sepsis]]) or septic shock ([[Shock, septic]]), and appropriately code that entity.
**If the team believes that the sepsis/septic shock is a consequence of the urinary tract infection, then code them as [[combined ICD10 codes]].


Physicians sometimes use the diagnosis urosepsis imprecisely to denote infection ranging from urinary tract infection to generalized sepsis which may result from such infection.
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If diagnosis is "urosepsis" then code as follows:
[[Category:Sepsis]]
*If '''localized bladder infection''' only and not systemic (in blood) code:
# [[Cystitis (Bladder Infection)]] - subcode with applicable pathogen
 
*If '''bladder infection''' & gone '''into bloodstream''', (which is urosepsis) then code: 
# [[Septicemia/Bacteremia/Fungemia]]- subcode with applicable pathogen
# [[Cystitis (Bladder Infection)]] - subcode with applicable pathogen
 
*If '''kidney infection''' & gone '''into bloodstream''', code:
# [[Septicemia/Bacteremia/Fungemia]]- subcode with applicable pathogen
# [[Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection/Abcess)]]
 
 
 
[[Category: Sepsis]]

Latest revision as of 12:12, 30 July 2025

  • The term "urosepsis" is not well defined, as it is used to mean various things, particularly either: (i) urinary tract infection, and/or (ii) sepsis with source being the urinary tract.
  • When the team notes "urosepsis" the data collector must:
Related articles: