PK91.3

Cardiovascular devices associated with injury or harm, surgical instruments, materials or devices

Dispositivos cardiovasculares associados às lesões ou danos, instrumentos cirúrgicos, materiais ou dispositivos

Category

Definition

A cardiovascular surgical instrument, material or device (including sutures) was associated with an adverse incident

Coding Note

Code first injury or harm associated with the device. Code also the mode or mechanism that explains the main way the cause leads to injury or harm.

Exclusions

  • Circumstances associated with a surgical or other medical device influencing the episode of care without injury or harm

Index Terms

Cardiovascular devices associated with injury or harm, surgical instruments, materials or devicesCardiovascular devices associated with injury or harm, robotic surgery equipmentCardiovascular devices associated with injury or harm, cautery deviceCardiovascular devices associated with injury or harm, sutures