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Extension: Vital Status
| Official URL: https://rarelink.bih-charite.de/fhir/StructureDefinition/vital-status | Version: 2.0.2 | |||
| Draft as of 2025-08-08 | Computable Name: VitalStatus | |||
Coded representation of a patient’s vital status
Context of Use
This extension may be used on the following element(s):
- Element ID Element
Usage info
Usages:
- Use this Extension: RareLink IPS Patient
You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics
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 Filter:   |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Extension |
0..* | Extension | Vital Status | |
  extension |
0..0 | |||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "https://rarelink.bih-charite.de/fhir/StructureDefinition/vital-status" | |
  value[x] |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Vital Status Value Set (extensible) | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..* | Extension | Vital Status | |
 id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..0 | |||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "https://rarelink.bih-charite.de/fhir/StructureDefinition/vital-status" | |
| value[x] |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Vital Status Value Set (extensible) | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
This structure is derived from Extension
Differential View
This structure is derived from Extension
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..* | Extension | Vital Status | |
| extension |
0..0 | |||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "https://rarelink.bih-charite.de/fhir/StructureDefinition/vital-status" | |
| value[x] |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Vital Status Value Set (extensible) | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..* | Extension | Vital Status | |
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..0 | |||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "https://rarelink.bih-charite.de/fhir/StructureDefinition/vital-status" | |
| value[x] |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: Vital Status Value Set (extensible) | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron
Terminology Bindings
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet | URI |
| Extension.value[x] | extensible | VitalStatusVShttps://rarelink.bih-charite.de/fhir/ValueSet/vital-status-vsFrom this IG |
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() |