American Society of Anesthesiologists Classification
D. John Doyle, Amandeep Goyal, Pankaj Bansal, Emily H. Garmon
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Abstract
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification system was developed to offer clinicians a simple categorization of a patient's physiological status to help predict operative risk. The ASAPS originated in 1941 and has seen some revisions since that time.
Topics & Concepts
American society of anesthesiologistsCategorizationMedicineSurgeryComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesHemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyAnesthesia and Sedative Agents