1G40
category
Sepsis without septic shock
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
- Sepsis of fetus or newborn
(KA60) - Septicaemia
(MA15.0)
Also indexed as
Sepsis without septic shockSepsis-associated hypotensionUnspecified sepsisgeneral septic intoxicationgeneralised sepsismultiple pyemic embolismpyemic embolismsepsis NOSsepsis without septic shock with known organismseptic intoxicationsystemic infection