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Embolisation without injury or harm

Definition

The solid object could include a foreign body, such as a piece of equipment used to perform the surgery, or could include a piece of tissue dislodged during the procedure (such as atheroma or thrombus).

Exclusions

Also indexed as

Air embolism without documented injury or harmEmbolic phenomenon without documented injury or harmEmbolisation without injury or harmInjection of air without injury or harm

Nearby in Circumstances associated with a surgical or other medical procedure influencing the episode of care, without injury or harm