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American Society of Anesthesiologists Classification

D. John Doyle, Amandeep Goyal, Pankaj Bansal, Emily H. Garmon

2021 · 395 citations · 5 references

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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.

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