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

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

Also indexed as

Nearby in Cardiovascular devices, implants or grafts associated with injury or harm

• PK91.0Cardiovascular devices associated with injury or harm, diagnostic or monitoring devices
• PK91.1Cardiovascular devices associated with injury or harm, therapeutic, nonsurgical or rehabilitative devices
• PK91.2Cardiovascular devices associated with injury or harm, prosthetic or other implants, materials or accessory devices
• PK91.4Cardiovascular devices associated with injury or harm, miscellaneous devices, not elsewhere classified
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified