American society of anaesthesiologists physical status classification

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-115

  Daabiss, Mohamed ^a  

^a The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; ASA; Physical status classification; Preoperative assessment

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; BLEEDING; DELIRIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EVALUATION; HEALTH; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LUNG VENTILATION; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; THORACOTOMY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 84856293436     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.79879     Document Type: Review

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