Clinical agreement in the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification

Clinical agreement in the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification

Abstract Background The American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA-PS) classification is not intended to predict risk, but increasing ASA-PS class has been associated with increased perioperative mortality. The ASA-PS class is being used by many institutions to identify patients that...

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Main Authors: Kayla M. Knuf, Christopher V. Maani, Adrienne K. Cummings
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Perioperative Medicine
Subjects:
Variation between specialties
Anesthesiology/standards
Preoperative care
Risk assessment/classification
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13741-018-0094-7

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