Title ASA-PHYSICAL STATUS CLASSIFICATION.pdf ✅

ASA- PHYSICAL STATUS CLASSIFICATION Introduction : - one of the most widely used assessment and communication tools , to describe a surgical patient's overall condition. Definition:A numeric score assigned - to a particular patient disease , based on the extent of systemen as assessed through the patient's medical history and the extent of the patient's function limitation. - consists of 6 Ordinal Scaring categories (and one additional designation for emergencies E : denotes an emergency surgical procedure. · According to the ASA , an 'Emergency' is defined as a situation inwhich a delay in treating the patient significantly increases the threat to life or body parts.