Three Wise Men (×2) and the ASA–Physical Status Classification System

(Abstracted from Anesthesiology, 126(4):577–578, 2017) The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status score is a simple, subjective, nonspecific, and the most commonly applied classification system in perioperative medicine and is used worldwide. The decision makers weigh multiple and conflicting criteria and assign an ASA Physical Status on the basis of tacit knowledge and intuition, acquired through experience.
Source: Survey of Anesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Preoperative and Postoperative Care Source Type: research