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4.3.14.383 4.3.16.346 Code System http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/adverse-event-seriousness

Patient Care Work Group   Maturity Level : 1 Draft Use Context : Any

This is a code system defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/adverse-event-seriousness
Version: 4.0.1 5.0.0-snapshot1
Name: AdverseEventSeriousness
Title: AdverseEventSeriousness
Definition:

Overall seriousness of this event for the patient.

Committee: Patient Care Work Group
OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1253 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1253 (for OID based terminology systems)
Source Resource XML / JSON

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

4.3.14.383.1 4.3.16.346.1 Content

4.3.14.383.2 AdverseEventSeriousness
Overall seriousness of this event for the patient.

This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/adverse-event-seriousness defines the following codes:

Lvl 1 Non-serious. 1 Serious Serious Serious. 2   SeriousResultsInDeath Results in death Results in death. 2   SeriousIsLifeThreatening Is Life-threatening Is Life-threatening. 2   SeriousResultsInHospitalization Requires or prolongs inpatient hospitalization Requires inpatient hospitalization or causes prolongation of existing hospitalization. 2
Code Display Definition
Non-serious non-serious Non-serious 2   SeriousResultsInDisability Results in This event is considered not to have the potential for persistent or significant disability/incapacity Results in persistent costly injury or significant disability/incapacity. 2   SeriousIsBirthDefect Is a congenital anomaly/birth defect Is a congenital anomaly/birth defect. consequence.
  SeriousRequiresPreventImpairment serious Requires intervention to prevent permanent impairment Serious Requires intervention This event is considered to prevent permanent impairment have the potential for persistent or damage (i.e., an important medical event that requires medical judgement). costly injury or consequence.

 

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