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Urosepsis is a | *Urosepsis as a diagnosis is a LEGACY item that is no longer used as of Jan 1, 2019 (i.e. when we shifted diagnosis to ICD-10). | ||
*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. | |||
*For current coding, 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 or septic shock, and appropriately code that entity. | |||
**If the team believes that the sepsis/septic shock is a consequence of the urinary tract infection, then link those two codes. | |||
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Revision as of 12:05, 27 October 2022
- Urosepsis as a diagnosis is a LEGACY item that is no longer used as of Jan 1, 2019 (i.e. when we shifted diagnosis to ICD-10).
- 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.
- For current coding, 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 or septic shock, and appropriately code that entity.
- If the team believes that the sepsis/septic shock is a consequence of the urinary tract infection, then link those two codes.