Any adverse condition in a patient occurring as the result of treatment by a physician, surgeon, or other health professional, especially infections acquired by a patient during the course of treatment.

Synonyms: Hospital Acquired Condition, Condition, Hospital-Acquired, Hospital-Acquired Condition, Conditions, Hospital-Acquired, Disease, Iatrogenic, Hospital-Acquired Conditions, Iatrogenic Disease, Diseases, Iatrogenic, Iatrogenic Diseases

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IM general only; coordinate NIM with specific iatrogenic disease (IM); article must discuss disease as iatrogenic: do not routinely use for adverse effects of drugs or procedures

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D007049

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