tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2005 Issue 10

Handy Guide to Sepsis Terms

Sepsis-related terms making your head spin? Refer to this list when you need a little extra guidance. Infection - In a sterile area of the body, this indicates the presence of micro-organisms. In a nonsterile area, it indicates either unusual micro-organisms or an unusual number of normal micro-organisms. Infections can be "specified," such as 079.2 (Coxsackie virus), or "unspecified," such as 079.99 (Unspecified viral infection). SIRS - The acronym for "systemic inflammatory response syndrome," SIRS may occur in response to multiple causes, only one of which is infection. When SIRS is due to...

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