AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1988 First Quarter

Septicemia and Septic Shock

Note: This information has been superceded by Coding Clinic, Fourth Quarter 2003 pages 79-81. The combination of general sepsis (septicemia) and shock resulting from injured and infected tissue was recognized as a clinical condition before the germ theory of disease was well understood. Although a great deal is now known about the basic pathophysiology of the condition, the diagnosis is still based largely on the history and physical findings of the patient (clinical evidence). This condition is extremely serious and has a high mortality rate. The metabolic and circulatory compromise and collapse in septicemia are caused by the effects...

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