Chronic dependence on mechanical ventilator: Difference between revisions
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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
{{DA | Need better definition to include the possibility of chronic before acute. }} | |||
*Here are the rules for when you can this code: | *Here are the rules for when you can this code: | ||
*# if patient comes into hospital, from home or from a in a ''CHRONIC care facility'' and he/she is on the ventilator, then use this code as a [[Comorbid Diagnosis]]. | *# if patient comes into hospital, from home or from a in a ''CHRONIC care facility'' and he/she is on the ventilator, then use this code as a [[Comorbid Diagnosis]]. | ||