![]() ![]() ![]() To improve communication and assessments at a specific institution, anesthesiology departments may choose to develop institutional-specific examples to supplement the ASA-approved examples.Īssigning a Physical Status classification level is a clinical decision based on multiple factors. The definitions and examples shown in the table below are guidelines for the clinician. The classification system alone does not predict the perioperative risks, but used with other factors (eg, type of surgery, frailty, level of deconditioning), it can be helpful in predicting perioperative risks. The purpose of the system is to assess and communicate a patient’s pre-anesthesia medical co-morbidities. The ASA Physical Status Classification System has been in use for over 60 years. Last Amended: Decem(original approval: October 15, 2014) ![]()
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