PL11.4
category
Failure of sterile precautions, as mode of injury or harm
Definition
An infection occurred because standard procedures designed to minimize the risk of hospital acquired infection were not followed or were insufficient.
Coding note
Code first the injury or harm associated with the procedure or intervention. Code also the cause of harm which identifies the procedure or intervention.
Exclusions
Also indexed as
Failure of sterile precautions during aspiration, puncture and other catheterizationFailure of sterile precautions during endoscopic examinationFailure of sterile precautions during heart catheterizationFailure of sterile precautions during infusion or transfusionFailure of sterile precautions during injection or immunizationFailure of sterile precautions during kidney dialysis or other perfusionFailure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical careFailure of sterile precautions during surgical operationFailure of sterile precautions, as mode of injury or harmcontamination as mode of injury or harmfailure of sterile precautions during interventionfailure to take proper precautions
Nearby in Mode of injury or harm associated with a surgical or other medical procedure
PL11.0Cut, puncture or tear, as mode of injury or harmPL11.1Burn arising during procedure, as mode of injury or harmPL11.2Embolisation, as mode of injury or harmPL11.3Foreign body accidentally left in body, as mode of injury or harmPL11.5Procedure undertaken at wrong site or wrong side, as mode of injury or harmPL11.6Pressure, as mode of injury or harm4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified