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Extension: Cause of Death Definition
| Official URL: https://rarelink.bih-charite.de/fhir/StructureDefinition/cause-of-death-definition | Version: 2.0.0 | |||
| Draft as of 2025-05-12 | Computable Name: CauseOfDeathDefinition | |||
The SNOMED CT definition of the cause of death concept.
Context of Use
This extension may be used on the following element(s):
- Element ID Element
Usage info
Usage:
- Use this Extension: Cause of Death
Formal Views of Extension Content
Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.
This structure is derived from Extension
This structure is derived from Extension
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Extension |
0..* | Extension | Cause of Death Definition | |
  extension |
0..0 | |||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "https://rarelink.bih-charite.de/fhir/StructureDefinition/cause-of-death-definition" | |
  value[x] |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension | |
 coding |
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| system |
0..1 | uri | Identity of the terminology system Required Pattern: http://snomed.info/sct | |
 code |
0..1 | code | Symbol in syntax defined by the system Required Pattern: 184305005 | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..* | Extension | Cause of Death Definition | |
 id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..0 | |||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "https://rarelink.bih-charite.de/fhir/StructureDefinition/cause-of-death-definition" | |
| value[x] |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension | |
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
 coding |
Σ | 0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system |
 id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
| system |
Σ | 0..1 | uri | Identity of the terminology system Required Pattern: http://snomed.info/sct |
| version |
Σ | 0..1 | string | Version of the system - if relevant |
| code |
Σ | 0..1 | code | Symbol in syntax defined by the system Required Pattern: 184305005 |
| display |
Σ | 0..1 | string | Representation defined by the system |
| userSelected |
Σ | 0..1 | boolean | If this coding was chosen directly by the user |
| text |
Σ | 0..1 | string | Plain text representation of the concept |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
This structure is derived from Extension
Differential View
This structure is derived from Extension
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..* | Extension | Cause of Death Definition | |
| extension |
0..0 | |||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "https://rarelink.bih-charite.de/fhir/StructureDefinition/cause-of-death-definition" | |
| value[x] |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension | |
| coding |
||||
| system |
0..1 | uri | Identity of the terminology system Required Pattern: http://snomed.info/sct | |
| code |
0..1 | code | Symbol in syntax defined by the system Required Pattern: 184305005 | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..* | Extension | Cause of Death Definition | |
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..0 | |||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "https://rarelink.bih-charite.de/fhir/StructureDefinition/cause-of-death-definition" | |
| value[x] |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension | |
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
| coding |
Σ | 0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system |
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
| system |
Σ | 0..1 | uri | Identity of the terminology system Required Pattern: http://snomed.info/sct |
| version |
Σ | 0..1 | string | Version of the system - if relevant |
| code |
Σ | 0..1 | code | Symbol in syntax defined by the system Required Pattern: 184305005 |
| display |
Σ | 0..1 | string | Representation defined by the system |
| userSelected |
Σ | 0..1 | boolean | If this coding was chosen directly by the user |
| text |
Σ | 0..1 | string | Plain text representation of the concept |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron
Constraints
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements |
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) | |
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists() |