Classification system for assessing the fitness of patients before surgery
The ASA (American Society of Anesthetists) Physical Status was derived by an anesthetist Dr. Meyer Saklad in 1941 as a way to communicate patient operative risk amongst healthcare professionals. It continues to be updated and refined by the American Society of Anesthetists to reflect modern disease states, and was last amended in 2014.
The escalating ASA number reflects increased risk related to patient pre-operative health. The "E" designation reflects the emergent nature of the proposed procedure, defined by whether delay in treatment would lead to a significant threat to patient life or body part.
For more detail in discerning where individual patient co-morbidities score, visit the ASA Standards and Guidelines website focused on ASA physical status. This resource updates new evolving disease states and their associated ASA score.
Variable & Associated Points
The ASA (American Society of Anesthetists) Physical Status was derived by an anesthetist Dr. Meyer Saklad in 1941 as a way to communicate patient operative risk amongst healthcare professionals. It continues to be updated and refined by the American Society of Anesthetists to reflect modern disease states, and was last amended in 2014.
The escalating ASA number reflects increased risk related to patient pre-operative health. The "E" designation reflects the emergent nature of the proposed procedure, defined by whether delay in treatment would lead to a significant threat to patient life or body part.
For more detail in discerning where individual patient co-morbidities score, visit the ASA Standards and Guidelines website focused on ASA physical status. This resource updates new evolving disease states and their associated ASA score.
Variable & Associated Points
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