Version 2.78

Maturity: Beta

  1. The LOINC Groups project is a work in progress. The contents of this file may change from release to release as we receive feedback from users and refine our processes.
  2. The contents of the file and the groupings MUST be validated by the user prior to implementation in any aspect of clinical care. We have created Groups that may be useful in specific contexts, but these Groups have not been vetted for use in either patient care or research and should be used with caution.
  3. More information on LOINC Groups is available on our website.

Group Description

This parent group contains individual groups for each vital sign, where each group contains terms that represent the more routine measurements for each vital sign. These groups do not take the Method into account, so, for example, terms for heart rate measured by palpation and intra-arterial line are grouped together. All of the terms have a timing of point in time and do not include a challenge (e.g., standing or post bronchodilation) for that particular vital sign. All of the vitals are defined as "routine" based on the following criteria: 1) all measurements are point in time (e.g., do not include min/max values for various time periods); 2) none of the terms include a challenge (e.g., standing or post bronchodilation); 3) blood pressure terms only include the ones where the System is 'Arterial system' or 'Brachial artery'; 4) respiratory rate terms only include those with a System of 'Respiratory system'; 5) temperature terms exclude those with a System of 'Finger', 'Toe' and 'Surface'; and 6) oxygen saturation terms only include those with a System that contains 'Bld*' and exclude Systems such as right and left atrium and ventricle and pulmonary artery.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Basic Attributes

Version First Released
Pending promotion to Production status (Beta)

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

ValueSet definition
https://fhir.loinc.org/ValueSet/?url=http://loinc.org/vs/LG47-3
ValueSet expansion
https://fhir.loinc.org/ValueSet/$expand?url=http://loinc.org/vs/LG47-3

Groups within this Parent Group

LOINC Group Group Name
LG33052-8 Body temperature|Temp|Pt|Chal:None
LG33054-4 Breaths|NRat|Pt|Chal:None
LG33055-1 Heart rate|NRat|Pt|Chal:None
LG33056-9 Intravascular diastolic|Pres|Pt|Chal:None
LG33057-7 Intravascular mean|Pres|Pt|Chal:None
LG33053-6 Intravascular systolic|Pres|Pt|Chal:None
LG33051-0 Oxygen saturation|MFr|Pt|Chal:None