Simple answer - loads of real data - pulse_oximetry and Oxygen levels will have been recorded hundreds of thousands if not millions of times in patient data - and Proportion *is* the correct datatype for O2 levels.
Ian Dr Ian McNicoll mobile +44 (0)775 209 7859 office +44 (0)1536 414994 skype: ianmcnicoll email: i...@freshehr.com twitter: @ianmcnicoll Co-Chair, openEHR Foundation ian.mcnic...@openehr.org Director, freshEHR Clinical Informatics Ltd. Director, HANDIHealth CIC Hon. Senior Research Associate, CHIME, UCL On Mon, 7 Jan 2019 at 17:56, Thomas Beale <thomas.be...@openehr.org> wrote: > one thing to note: DV_PROPORTION is a more complex data structure. I > would be tempted to try to determine what use has been made of this > archetype so far - i.e. in creating real data. If no real data has been > created, then it could in theory be changed. > > - thomas > > On 07/01/2019 12:11, Ian McNicoll wrote: > > Hi Silje, > > > > As you say, I think this a case of emerging clarity (or less fog of > > confusion!!) as the various use-cases emerge. As the primary author of > > both these archetypes, in retrospect I would probably keep > > inspired_oxygen as DV_PROPORTION and change pulse_oximetry to > > DV_QUANTITY but!!! I do not see any good argument for changing these > > now. We have to expect some degree of inconsistency, and live with it, > > to avoid unnecessary breaking changes. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > openEHR-technical mailing list > openEHR-technical@lists.openehr.org > > http://lists.openehr.org/mailman/listinfo/openehr-technical_lists.openehr.org >
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