ASA classifications

Question 1

what is the ASA classicfications

Answer 1

ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) grading is a simple classification of a patient’s physical status that describes the presence and severity of comorbidities.

Question 2

ASA I

Answer 2

A normal healthy patient No acute or chronic disease, non-smoker, no/minimal alcohol intake

Question 3

ASA II

Answer 3

A patient with mild systemic disease Mild diseases without significant functional limitation, e.g. controlled hypertension or diabetes, mild asthma, obesity (BMI 30-40)

Question 4

ASA III

Answer 4

A patient with severe systemic disease Patients have one or more moderate to severe diseases with significant functional limitations, e.g. poorly controlled diabetes, COPD, morbid obesity, alcohol dependence, myocardial infarction or stroke > 3 months previously

Question 5

ASA IV

Answer 5

A patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life Recent (< 3 months) myocardial infarction or stroke, sepsis, end-stage renal disease not on regular dialysis

Question 7

ASA V

Answer 7

A moribund patient who is not expected to survive without the operation Ruptured aortic aneurysm, massive trauma, intracranial bleed with mass effect

Question 8

ASA VI

Answer 8

A declared brain-dead patient whose organs are being removed for donor purposes