1G40
Sepsis without septic shock
Sepse sem choque séptico
CategoryDefinition
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