Superficial incisional site infection

Description

A surgical site infection involving only skin and subcutaneous tissue of the incision.

Index terms

Superficial incisional site infection
drainage site cellulitis

Excludes

1B70.1 – Streptococcal cellulitis of skin
1B70.2 – Staphylococcal cellulitis of skin

Exclusions from above levels

NE60 – Harmful effects of drugs, medicaments or biological substances, not elsewhere classified
NE80 – Injury or harm arising following infusion, transfusion or therapeutic injection, not elsewhere classified
NE84 – Failure or rejection of transplanted organs or tissues

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BE11 – Other functional disturbances following cardiac surgery
BE1B.0 – Postmastectomy lymphoedema syndrome
DE11 – Dumping syndrome
DE12.0 – Colostomy malfunction
DE13 – Postsurgical blind-loop syndrome
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1561359275 – Disorders of fluid, electrolyte or acid-base balance
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/163532889 – burns and corrosions from local applications and irradiation
NE60 – poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals
QB31.0 – Fitting or adjustment of external prosthetic device
QB62 – Attention to artificial openings
FB80.7 – Malunion of fracture
FB80.8 – Nonunion of fracture
FB80.A – Stress fracture, not elsewhere classified
FB80.B – Pathological fracture
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/624443803 – Birth injury
JB0A – Certain specified obstetric trauma

Sibling codes

NE81.21 – Deep incisional site infection
NE81.22 – Organ or organ space surgical site infection
NE81.2Y – Other specified surgical site infection
NE81.2Z – Surgical site infection, unspecified

Foundation entity

Superficial incisional site infection – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/75951638

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: NE81.2: Surgical site infection › NE81: Injury or harm arising from a procedure, not elsewhere classified › 22: Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes