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Wiki Exsanguination

Thread starter Verna
Start date Apr 21, 2011

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Verna

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Apr 21, 2011

Patient presents to the ED with SOB. Chest tube was put in to drain a large hemothorax of the chest. Patient expires and Dr. writes "Cardiac collapse based on exsanguination."
I've been going back and forth with my ICD-9 codes. Any suggestions?

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