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QA51 Foreign body accidentally left in body without injury or harm

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

A foreign body is any solid material not normally found in the human body. It is accidentally left in the body if there was no specific intention to keep it in the body.

exclusions

• Foreign body accidentally left in body, as mode of injury or harm  (PL11.3)

synonyms

• Foreign body accidentally left in body without injury or harm
• retained instrument fragment without injury or harm

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