Term Description

The ESAS is a questionnaire used to rate the intensity of nine common symptoms experienced by cancer patients

Reference Information

TypeSourceReference
CitationPortuguese Ministry of Health Shared Services (SPMS, EPE)Bruera E, Kuehn N, Miller MJ, Selmser P, Macmillan K. The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS): a simple method for the assessment of palliative care patients. J Palliat Care. 1991;7:6-9. Link

Panel Hierarchy

Details for each LOINC in Panel LHC-Forms

LOINCNameR/O/CCardinalityExample UCUM Units
112503-8Edmonton Symptom Assessment System [Edmonton Symptom Assessment System]
Indent112494-0PainR1..1
Indent112495-7Tiredness (lack of energy)1..1
Indent112496-5Drowsiness (feeling sleepy)1..1
Indent112497-3Nausea1..1
Indent112498-1Lack of appetiteR1..1
Indent112499-9Shortness of breathR1..1
Indent112500-4Depression (feeling sad)R1..1
Indent112501-2Anxiety (feeling nervous)R1..1
Indent112502-0Wellbeing (how you feel overall)O1..1
Indent112493-2Total score [Edmonton Symptom Assessment System]{score}

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
Edmonton Symptom Assessment System:-:Pt:^Patient:-:Reported.ESAS
Long Common Name
Edmonton Symptom Assessment System [Edmonton Symptom Assessment System]

Part Model Get Info

  • Component
    Edmonton Symptom Assessment System
    LP450291-2
    • Analyte
      Edmonton Symptom Assessment System
      LP450291-2
      • Component Numerator
        Edmonton Symptom Assessment System
        LP450291-2
        • Component Numerator Core
          Edmonton Symptom Assessment System
          LP450291-2
        • Component Numerator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
      • Component Denominator
        NULL
         
        • Component Denominator Core
          NULL
           
        • Component Denominator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
    • Challenge
      NULL
       
    • Adjustment
      NULL
       
    • Count
      NULL
       
  • Property
    -
    LP6769-6
  • Time
    Pt
    LP6960-1
  • System
    ^Patient
    LP310005-6
    • System Core
      NULL
       
    • Super System
      Patient
      LP6985-8
  • Scale
    -
    LP7747-1
  • Method
    Reported.ESAS
    LP450285-4

Basic Attributes

Class
PANEL.SURVEY.GNHLTH
Type
Surveys
First Released
Version 2.82
Last Updated
Version 2.82 (ADD)
Order vs. Observation
Order
Panel Type
Panel

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=112503-8
Questionnaire definition
https://fhir.loinc.org/Questionnaire/?url=http://loinc.org/q/112503-8