1G40

Sepsis without septic shock

Sepse sem choque séptico

Category

Definition

Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection.

Coding Note

Any type of infection - bacterial, viral, fungal or protozoal, can cause sepsis and must be coded as well. When the site of infection is unknown, select a code for Infection of unspecified site by organism followed by the appropriate code for sepsis.

Exclusions

  • Septicaemia
  • Sepsis of fetus or newborn

Index Terms

Sepsis without septic shocksepsis without septic shock with known organismBacterial sepsis without mention of septic shockSepsis-associated hypotensionUnspecified sepsisgeneral septic intoxicationseptic intoxicationpyemic embolismsystemic infectionmultiple pyemic embolismgeneralised sepsissepsis NOS