TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - ASA Physical Status Classification A1 - Freeman, Brian S. A1 - Berger, Jeffrey S. PY - 2024 T2 - Anesthesiology Core Review: Part One: BASIC Exam, 2nd Edition AB - With an aging and increasingly obese population, patients with significant comorbidities present for surgery. Although age per se is not a factor in determining candidacy for ambulatory procedures, each patient must be considered in the context of his or her comorbidities, the type of surgery to be performed, and the expected response to anesthesia. First developed in 1963, the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ (ASA) physical status classification system (Table 65-1) summarizes the physiologic fitness of each patient prior to surgery. It serves as a means of communication between health-care providers and is used for record-keeping. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/12/05 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1204767025 ER -