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Official Description

Respiratory arrest
Cardiorespiratory failure

Excludes:
cardiac arrest (427.5), failure of peripheral circulation (785.50)
respiratory distress:
NOS (786.09), acute (518.82), following trauma or surgery (518.52), newborn (770.89), syndrome (newborn) (769), adult (following trauma or surgery) (518.52), other (518.82)
respiratory failure (518.81, 518.83-518.84): newborn (770.84)
respiratory insufficiency (786.09): acute (518.82)
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