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Ttenbergen (talk | contribs) m Urosepsis wasn't one of our old dxs, that's why we have always had this explanation page how to code. And added links. |
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*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. | *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 | **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 or septic shock, and appropriately code that entity. | **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 | **If the team believes that the sepsis/septic shock is a consequence of the urinary tract infection, then code them as [[combined ICD10 codes]]. | ||
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[[Category: Sepsis]] | [[Category: Sepsis]] | ||
Revision as of 16:38, 27 October 2022
- 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 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.
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