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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-2-8
pubmed:abstractText
To assess the predictive value of the ASA classification for morbidity and mortality during the whole time of post-operative hospitalization, data of 2248 patients undergoing elective surgery were analyzed prospectively. The incidence of post-operative morbidity, considering surgical as well as non-surgical complications, rose from 3.9% in ASA class I to 33.7% in ASA class IV. No patient died in ASA I, whereas 7.2% died in ASA IV. Furthermore, the ASA classes corresponded with the postoperative outcome of the patients, taking into account both the length of stay at the ICU and the postoperative hospitalization. The duration at the ICU increased an average of 0.1 to nearly 4 days and hospitalization from 11.8 to 27.3 in ASA classes I and IV, respectively. The results were confirmed considering separated groups with a different operative stress and risk. ASA-classification is also of conceivable value in estimating the perioperative risk and should therefore be considered prior to surgical intervention.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0020-8868
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
78
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
266-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Predictive value of ASA classification for the assessment of the perioperative risk.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, University of Mainz, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article