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Table 4 Electronic Discharge Communication statements, with associated International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 10 codes

From: A descriptive exploratory study of how admissions caused by medication-related harm are documented within inpatients’ medical records

Excerpt no.

Statement

ICD-10 code

1.

“main condition: drug induced neutropaenia”

Y41.0

2.

the diagnosis was lactic acidosis, secondary to EtOH [ethanol] excess and metformin”

Y49.2 and Y51.3

3.

“main condition: medication induced delirium”

Y49.2 and Y51.3

4.

“main condition: lithium toxicity”

X49.9

5.

“Digoxin (change reason, stopped due to toxicity)”

X44.9 and T46.0