Release 4

Codesystem-adverse-event-seriousness.json

Patient Care Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

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Definition for Code System AdverseEventSeriousness

{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "adverse-event-seriousness",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2021-01-21T15:34:20.265+00:00"
  },
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
  },
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "pc"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "draft"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 1
  }],
  "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/adverse-event-seriousness",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1253"
  }],
  "version" : "4.0.1",
  "name" : "AdverseEventSeriousness",
  "title" : "AdverseEventSeriousness",
  "status" : "draft",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2021-01-21T15:34:20+00:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
    },
    {
      "system" : "email",
      "value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "Overall seriousness of this event for the patient.",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/adverse-event-seriousness",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "Non-serious",
    "display" : "Non-serious",
    "definition" : "Non-serious."
  },
  {
    "code" : "Serious",
    "display" : "Serious",
    "definition" : "Serious.",
    "concept" : [{
      "code" : "SeriousResultsInDeath",
      "display" : "Results in death",
      "definition" : "Results in death."
    },
    {
      "code" : "SeriousIsLifeThreatening",
      "display" : "Is Life-threatening",
      "definition" : "Is Life-threatening."
    },
    {
      "code" : "SeriousResultsInHospitalization",
      "display" : "Requires or prolongs inpatient hospitalization",
      "definition" : "Requires inpatient hospitalization or causes prolongation of existing hospitalization."
    },
    {
      "code" : "SeriousResultsInDisability",
      "display" : "Results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity",
      "definition" : "Results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity."
    },
    {
      "code" : "SeriousIsBirthDefect",
      "display" : "Is a congenital anomaly/birth defect",
      "definition" : "Is a congenital anomaly/birth defect."
    },
    {
      "code" : "SeriousRequiresPreventImpairment",
      "display" : "Requires intervention to prevent permanent impairment",
      "definition" : "Requires intervention to prevent permanent impairment or damage (i.e., an important medical event that requires medical judgement)."
    }]
  }]
}

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.