Pulmonary insufficiency following trauma and surgery (518.5)
ICD-9 code 518.5 for Pulmonary insufficiency following trauma and surgery is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OTHER DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM (510-519).
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