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Sepsis with septic shock
Sepse com choque séptico
CategoryDefinition
Septic shock is a subset of sepsis in which circulatory, cellular and metabolic abnormalities are profound enough to substantially increase mortality.
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
- Sepsis of fetus or newborn
- Septicaemia
Index Terms
Sepsis with septic shockinfectious shockendotoxic shockseptic shock NOSBacterial sepsis with septic shock