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4.4.1.423 ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/adverse-event-type

Patient Care Work Group

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• Resource: AdverseEvent.code (CodeableConcept / Example)

4.4.1.423.1 Definition

This value set includes codes that describe the adverse event or incident that occurred or was averted.

4.4.1.423.2 Content Logical Definition

4.4.1.423.3 Expansion

This expansion generated 13 Oct 2025

ValueSet

Expansion from tx.fhir.org based on SNOMED CT International edition 01-Feb 2025

This value set expansion contains 47 concepts.

System	Code	Display	Display (English)
http://snomed.info/sct	370894009	Serious reportable event (event)	Serious reportable event
http://snomed.info/sct	5331006	Postoperative death	Postoperative death (event)
http://snomed.info/sct	13234002	Death during anesthetic induction	Death during anesthetic induction (event)
http://snomed.info/sct	49380000	Anesthetic death	Anesthetic death (event)
http://snomed.info/sct	52136000	Intraoperative death	Intraoperative death (event)
http://snomed.info/sct	370895005	Serious reportable event associated with surgery (event)	Serious reportable event associated with surgery
http://snomed.info/sct	370896006	Surgery performed on the wrong body part (event)	Surgery performed on a body part not consistent with the documented informed consent for that patient, excluding emergent situations whose exigency precludes obtaining informed consent
http://snomed.info/sct	370897002	Surgery performed on the wrong patient (event)	Surgery performed on the wrong patient
http://snomed.info/sct	370898007	Wrong surgical procedure performed on a patient (event)	Wrong surgical procedure performed on a patient
http://snomed.info/sct	370899004	Retention of foreign object in a patient after surgery or other procedure (event)	Retention of foreign object in a patient after surgery or other procedure
http://snomed.info/sct	370900009	Intraoperative or immediately postoperative death in an American Society of Anesthesiologists Class I patient (event)	Intraoperative or immediately postoperative death in an ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) Class I patient
http://snomed.info/sct	370901008	Serious reportable event associated with product or device (event)	Serious reportable event associated with product or device
http://snomed.info/sct	370902001	Patient death or serious disability associated with the use of contaminated drugs, devices, or biologics provided by the healthcare facility (event)	Patient death or serious disability associated with the use of contaminated drugs, devices, or biologics provided by the healthcare facility
http://snomed.info/sct	370903006	Patient death or serious disability associated with the use or function of a device in patient care, in which the device is used or functions other than as intended (event)	Patient death or serious disability associated with the use or function of a device in patient care, in which the device is used or functions other than as intended
http://snomed.info/sct	370904000	Patient death or serious disability associated with intravascular air embolism that occurs while being cared for in a healthcare facility (event)	Patient death or serious disability associated with intravascular air embolism that occurs while being cared for in a healthcare facility
http://snomed.info/sct	370905004	Serious reportable event associated with patient protection (event)	Serious reportable event associated with patient protection
http://snomed.info/sct	370906003	Infant discharged to the wrong person (event)	Infant discharged to the wrong person
http://snomed.info/sct	370907007	Patient death or serious disability associated with patient elopement (disappearance) for more than four hours (event)	Patient death or serious disability associated with patient elopement (disappearance) for more than four hours
http://snomed.info/sct	370908002	Patient suicide, or attempted suicide resulting in serious disability, while being cared for in a healthcare facility (event)	Patient suicide, or attempted suicide resulting in serious disability, while being cared for in a healthcare facility
http://snomed.info/sct	370909005	Serious reportable event associated with care management (event)	Serious reportable event associated with care management
http://snomed.info/sct	370910000	Patient death or serious disability associated with a medication error (event)	Patient death or serious disability associated with a medication error
http://snomed.info/sct	370911001	Patient death or serious disability associated with a hemolytic reaction due to the administration of ABO-incompatible blood or blood products (event)	Patient death or serious disability associated with a hemolytic reaction due to the administration of ABO-incompatible blood or blood products
http://snomed.info/sct	370912008	Maternal death or serious disability associated with labor or delivery in a low-risk pregnancy while being cared for in a healthcare facility (event)	Maternal death or serious disability associated with labor or delivery in a low-risk pregnancy while being cared for in a healthcare facility
http://snomed.info/sct	370913003	Patient death or serious disability associated with hypoglycemia, the onset of which occurs while the patient is being cared for in a healthcare facility (event)	Patient death or serious disability associated with hypoglycemia, the onset of which occurs while the patient is being cared for in a healthcare facility
http://snomed.info/sct	370914009	Death or serious disability (kernicterus) associated with failure to identify and treat hyperbilirubinemia in neonates (event)	Death or serious disability (kernicterus) associated with failure to identify and treat hyperbilirubinemia in neonates
http://snomed.info/sct	370915005	Stage 3 or 4 pressure injury acquired after admission to a healthcare facility	Stage 3 or 4 pressure ulcer acquired after admission to a healthcare facility
http://snomed.info/sct	370916006	Patient death or serious disability due to spinal manipulative therapy (event)	Patient death or serious disability due to spinal manipulative therapy
http://snomed.info/sct	370917002	Serious reportable event associated with environment (event)	Serious reportable event associated with environment
http://snomed.info/sct	370918007	Patient death or serious disability associated with an electric shock while being cared for in a healthcare facility (event)	Patient death or serious disability associated with an electric shock while being cared for in a healthcare facility
http://snomed.info/sct	370919004	Any incident in which a line designated for oxygen or other gas to be delivered to a patient contains the wrong gas or is contaminated by toxic substances (event)	Any incident in which a line designated for oxygen or other gas to be delivered to a patient contains the wrong gas or is contaminated by toxic substances
http://snomed.info/sct	370920005	Patient death or serious disability associated with a burn incurred from any source while being cared for in a healthcare facility (event)	Patient death or serious disability associated with a burn incurred from any source while being cared for in a healthcare facility
http://snomed.info/sct	370921009	Patient death associated with a fall while being cared for in a healthcare facility (event)	Patient death associated with a fall while being cared for in a healthcare facility
http://snomed.info/sct	370922002	Patient death or serious disability associated with the use of restraints or bedrails while being cared for in a healthcare facility (event)	Patient death or serious disability associated with the use of restraints or bedrails while being cared for in a healthcare facility
http://snomed.info/sct	370923007	Serious reportable event associated with criminal activity (event)	Serious reportable event associated with criminal activity
http://snomed.info/sct	370924001	Any instance of care ordered by or provided by someone impersonating a physician, nurse, pharmacist, or other licensed healthcare provider (event)	Any instance of care ordered by or provided by someone impersonating a physician, nurse, pharmacist, or other licensed healthcare provider
http://snomed.info/sct	370925000	Abduction of a patient of any age (event)	Abduction of a patient of any age
http://snomed.info/sct	370926004	Sexual assault on a patient within or on the grounds of the healthcare facility (event)	Sexual assault on a patient within or on the grounds of the healthcare facility
http://snomed.info/sct	370927008	Death or significant injury of a patient or staff member resulting from a physical assault (i.e., battery) that occurs within or on the grounds of the healthcare facility (event)	Death or significant injury of a patient or staff member resulting from a physical assault (i.e., battery) that occurs within or on the grounds of the healthcare facility
http://snomed.info/sct	397866006	Staff injury or damage (event)	Staff injury or damage
http://snomed.info/sct	398226000	Perioperative death	Perioperative death (event)
http://snomed.info/sct	405644001	Critical incident (event)	Critical incident
http://snomed.info/sct	415169009	Preoperative anesthetic death	Preoperative anesthetic death (event)
http://snomed.info/sct	424522003	Artificial insemination with wrong donor spermatozoa or donor egg (event)	Artificial insemination with wrong donor sperm or donor egg
http://snomed.info/sct	426106009	Anesthetic procedure performed on the wrong body part (event)	Anaesthetic procedure performed on the wrong body part
http://snomed.info/sct	427513009	Anesthetic procedure performed on the wrong patient (event)	Anaesthetic procedure performed on the wrong patient
http://snomed.info/sct	844579007	Transmission of infectious agent via medicinal product	Transmission of infectious agent via medicinal product (event)
http://snomed.info/sct	1912002	Fall	Fall (event)

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