Table 1 ASA-PS classification: physical status of the patients as classified by the American Society of Anesthesiologists
ASA-PS classification | Patient’s physical status |
|---|---|
I | Normal and healthy patient |
II | Patient with mild systemic disease without a limitation of activity |
III | Patient with severe systemic disease that limits activity but is not incapacitating |
IV | Patient with systemic disease that is incapacitating and a constant threat to life |
V | Moribund patient who is not expected to survive without the operation |
VI | A declared brain-dead patient whose organs are being removed for donor purposes |