The American Society of Anesthesiologists' Physical Status: Category V revisited

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 328-334

  Sidi, Avner ^a   Lobato, Emilio B ^a   Cohen, Jerry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Morbidity; Mortality; Physical status classification; Untoward events

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CODING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANESTHESIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART DISEASES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034209541     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(00)00168-9     Document Type: Article

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