ICD-11

Code first the injury or harm associated with the procedure. Code also the cause of harm which identifies the procedure or intervention.

An embolisation occurs when a solid object within the venous or arterial circulation propagates to a distal location and becomes lodged there.

The solid object could include a foreign body, such as a piece of equipment used to perform the surgery, or could include a piece of tissue dislodged during the procedure (such as atheroma or thrombus).

Code first the injury or harm associated with the procedure or intervention. Code also the cause of harm which identifies the procedure or intervention.