ASA Physical Status
Beware Overconfidence in Identifying ASA Physical Status Classification
When it comes to classifying patients’ physical performance status, overconfidence is common among healthcare ...
OCTOBER 19, 2022
BMI Criteria Underused In Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Centers
A survey by SPA found that many ambulatory surgery centers do not have specific body mass index percentile ...
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Airway Management in the Morbidly Obese Patient
Obesity is a global and continually increasing problem that was first recognized as a disease in 1948 by the World ...
AUGUST 2, 2020
Value of ASA Physical Status and APACHE II Scores Equal
Vienna—The predictive value of both the APACHE II score and ASA physical status for 30-day mortality among ...
JUNE 5, 2020
High Intra-op Opioid Use Linked to Post-op Delirium in Elderly Outpatients
Post-op delirium in elderly patients undergoing outpatient surgery was associated with increased intra-op opioid ...
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
New Score Helps Predict Risk for Post-op Ischemic Stroke
San Francisco—Predicting ischemic stroke after surgery may have gotten easier, thanks to a team of ...
JUNE 12, 2019
Remifentanil Has No Effect on Length of PACU Stay In Patients Undergoing Flexible Bronchoscopy
New York—The use of remifentanil in patients undergoing flexible bronchoscopy resulted in no change in the ...
MAY 9, 2019
Monitoring Emerges as Key for Reducing Peri-op Adverse Events From OSA
San Francisco—If there’s one clear message from a preliminary analysis of the Obstructive Sleep Apnea ...
JANUARY 17, 2019
Ambulatory Surgery Found Viable Option for ASA Physical Status IV Patients
Boston—Even some of the sickest of patients can undergo ambulatory surgery, an analysis has concluded. ASA ...
APRIL 13, 2018
Deep Neural Networks Can Predict In-Hospital Mortality
Using deep neural network models to predict in-hospital mortality and identify high-risk surgical patients produces ...
MAY 10, 2017
What Are Surgical Mortality Risks in Relatively Healthy ASA I and II Patients?
Surgical mortality in a relatively healthy (ASA I and II) patient population is decreasing across the ...
APRIL 11, 2017
Risk for Peri-op Complications In Peds Stratified by ASA Physical Status
Pediatric patients with an ASA physical status classification of at least III are at risk for postoperative ...
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
