Adverse Event Clinical Research
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CodeSystem: AdverseEvent Severity or Grade Codes (Experimental)

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ae-research-ig/CodeSystem/adverse-event-severity-or-grade-cs Version: 1.0.0-ballot
Standards status: Informative Computable Name: AdverseEventSeverityOrGradeCS

Hierarchical Code System for codes that indicate severity of the adverse event or grade.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

CodeURITypeDescription
abstractbooleanTrue when the code is not intended to be used
parenthttp://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#parentcodeThe parent term of the current term

Concepts

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ae-research-ig/CodeSystem/adverse-event-severity-or-grade-cs defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionabstractParent
severity Severity CodesGrouping concept for severitiestrue
grade Grade CodesGrouping concept for gradestrue
1 MildAn experience that is usually transient, and requires no special treatment or intervention. The event does not generally interfere with usual daily activities. Includes transient laboratory test alterations.grade, severity
2 ModerateAn experience that is alleviated with simple therapeutic treatments. The event impacts usual daily activities. Includes laboratory test alterations indicating injury, but without long-term risk.grade, severity
3 SevereAn adverse event experience that requires intensive therapeutic intervention and interrupts usual daily activities.grade, severity
4 Life Threatening or DisablingAny adverse event that places the patient, in the view of the initial reporter, at immediate risk of death from the adverse event as it occurred, i.e., it does not include an adverse experience that, had it occurred in a more severe form, might have caused death.grade
5 Death Related to Adverse EventThe termination of life associated with an adverse event.grade