Table 1 Causes and associated modes from ICD-11 browser [6]
From: The three-part model for coding causes and mechanisms of healthcare-related adverse events
Causes of healthcare Related harm | Code for mode/mechanism | Code description |
|---|---|---|
Surgical or other medical procedure | PL11 | Mode of injury or harm associated with a surgical or other medical procedure |
(any of codes PK80-PK8Z) | PL11.0 | Cut, puncture or tear, as mode of injury or harm |
PL11.1 | Burn arising during procedure, as mode of injury or harm | |
PL11.2 | Embolisation, as mode of injury or harm | |
PL11.20 | Air embolism, as mode of injury | |
PL11.3 | Foreign body accidentally left in body, as mode of injury or harm | |
PL11.4 | Failure of sterile precautions, as mode of injury or harm | |
PL11.5 | Procedure undertaken at wrong site or wrong side, as mode of injury or harm | |
PL11.6 | Pressure, as mode of injury or harm | |
Surgical or other medical device, implant or graft | PL12 | Mode of injury or harm associated with a surgical or other medical device, implant or graft |
(any of codes PK90-PK9C) | PL12.0 | Structural device failure, as mode of injury or harm |
PL12.1 | Functional device failure, as mode of injury or harm | |
PL12.2 | Perforation or protrusion by device, as mode of injury or harm | |
PL12.3 | Obstruction of device, as mode of injury or harm | |
PL12.4 | Dislodgement, misconnection or de-attachment, as mode of injury or harm | |
PL12.5 | Operator error, as mode of injury or harm | |
PL12.6 | Combination or interaction of operator error and device failure, as mode of injury or harm | |
Drug, medicament or biological substance | PL13 | Mode of injury or harm associated with exposure to a drug, medicament or biological substance |
(Code PL00) | PL13.0 | Overdose of substance, as mode of injury or harm |
PL13.1 | Underdosing, as mode of injury or harm | |
PL13.2 | Drug-related injury or harm in the context of correct administration or dosage, as mode of injury or harm | |
PL13.3 | Incorrect substance, as mode of injury or harm | |
PL13.5 | Incorrect administration of drug or medicament, as mode of injury | |
PL13.50 | Incorrect route of drug or medicament, as mode of injury | |
PL13.51 | Incorrect rate of drug or medicament, as mode of injury | |
PL13.52 | Incorrect timing of drug or medicament, as mode of injury | |
PL13.53 | Incorrect duration of drug or medicament, as mode of injury | |
PL13.6 | Medication or substance that is known to be an allergen, as mode of injury or harm | |
PL13.7 | Medication or substance that is known to be contraindicated for the patient, as mode of injury or harm | |
PL13.8 | Expired or deteriorated medication or substance, as mode of injury or harm | |
PL13.9 | Drug or substance interactions, as mode of injury or harm | |
PL13.A | Inappropriate stoppage or discontinuation of drug, as mode of injury or harm | |
Other healthcare-related causes | PL14 | Mode of injury or harm associated with other healthcare-related causes |
(Code PL10) | PL14.0 | Non-administration of necessary drug |
PL14.1 | Non provision of necessary procedure | |
PL14.2 | Problem associated with physical transfer of patient | |
PL14.3 | Mismatched blood used in transfusion | |
PL14.4 | Other problem associated with transfusion | |
PL14.5 | Problem associated with physical restraints | |
PL14.6 | Problem associated with isolation protocol | |
PL14.7 | Problem associated with clinical documentation | |
PL14.8 | Problem associated with clinical software | |
PL14.9 | Incorrect diagnosis | |
PL14.A | Delayed diagnosis | |
PL14.B | Delayed treatment | |
PL14.C | Patient received diagnostic test or treatment intended for another patient | |
PL14.D | Problem associated with transitions of care, hand offs, or handovers | |
PL14.E | Fall in healthcare |