ASA physical status assignment by non-anesthesia providers: Do surgeons consistently downgrade the ASA score preoperatively?

Curatolo, C; Goldberg, A; Maerz, D; Lin, HM; Shah, H; Trinh, M

Maerz, D (reprint author), Icahn Sch Med Mt Sinai, Dept Anesthesiol, One Gustave L Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029 USA.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA, 2017; 38 ( ): 123

Abstract

Objective: The American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA-PS) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in the perioperativ......

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