Extension: The length of the infusion

STU 3 Candidate

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Extension The length of the infusion - Detailed Descriptions

Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the extension.

Extension
Definition	For infused medications, the length of time the infusion process, as a duration. Note the difference between infuseOver and duration of treatment (specified in administrationFrequency). An order may call for infusing a patient TID for an hour each time over a duration of 5 days.
Control	0..1
Type	Extension
Extension.id
Definition	unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references).
Control	0..1
Type	id
Extension.extension(extension)
Definition	An Extension
Control	0..0
Type	Extension
Extension.url
Definition	Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
Control	1..1
Type	uri
Comments	The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition should be version specific. This will ideally be the URI for the Resource Profile defining the extension, with the code for the extension after a #.
Fixed Value	http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/pharmacy-core-infuseOver
Extension.valueQuantity(Duration)
Definition	Value of extension - may be a resource or one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility in the spec for list).
Control	1..1
Type	Quantity(Duration)
Comments	The context of use may frequently define what kind of quantity this is and therefore what kind of units can be used. The context of use may also restrict the values for the comparator.
Invariants	Defined on this element drt-1: There SHALL be a code if there is a value and it SHALL be an expression of time. If system is present, it SHALL be UCUM. (xpath: (f:code or not(f:value)) and (not(exists(f:system)) or f:system/@value='http://unitsofmeasure.org')) qty-3: If a code for the unit is present, the system SHALL also be present (xpath: not(exists(f:code)) or exists(f:system))