Specific codes in ICD-10 are unique alphanumeric designations used to identify and categorize diseases, disorders, and conditions. They consist of 3-5 characters, including both letters and numbers, that provide a high level of detail and specificity.
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
English
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Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis |
French
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Infection et réaction inflammatoire dues à une prothèse valvulaire cardiaque |
| Level | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XIX | Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | |
| 2 | T80-T88 | Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified | |
| 3 | T82 | Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts | |
| 4 | T82.6 | Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Floxacillin |
Flucloxacillin is an isoxazolyl penicillin of the β-lactam group of antibiotics which exerts a bactericidal effect upon many Gram-positive organisms including β-lactamase-producing staphylococci and streptococci. |
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| Piperacillin |
Piperacillin is a broad-spectrum, semisynthetic penicillin. Piperacillin exerts bactericidal activity by inhibition of both septum and cell-wall synthesis. |
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| Ticarcillin |
Ticarcillin disrupts bacterial cell wall development by inhibiting peptidoglycan synthesis and/or by interacting with penicillin-binding proteins. |
