Email this article Updated classification of the physical condition of patients of the american society of anesthesiologists
- Authors: Koriachkin V.A.1, Levin Y.I.2, Zabolotskii D.V.1, Khinovker V.V.3, Safin R.P.4
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Affiliations:
- Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
- Medical center “MEDHELP”
- Federal Siberian Research Clinical Centre
- Mari state University
- Issue: Vol 15, No 2 (2021)
- Pages: 101-106
- Section: Reviews
- URL: https://rjraap.com/1993-6508/article/view/90041
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/RA90041
- ID: 90041
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Abstract
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification of Physical Status is a widely used system for assessing the preoperative status of patients. The ASA class definitions have been amended several times since 1941, which caused some difficulties in using the classification. There are some difficulties in the assessments, especially between the I–II and II–III classes of the ASA. To overcome this problem, clinical samples presented in the latest edition of the classification play a significant role. In this article, we have presented an updated classification of the physical condition of patients on the ASA scale before anesthesia and surgery, which is sufficiently simple, reproducible, and can be successfully used not only in adults, but also in pediatric and obstetric anesthesiology.
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Victor A. Koriachkin
Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Email: vakoryachkin@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3400-8989
SPIN-code: 6101-0578
MD, PhD, DSc, Professor
Russian Federation, 2, Litovskaya, Saint Petersburg, 194100Yaakov I. Levin
Medical center “MEDHELP”
Email: doctorlevin@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5599-4706
SPIN-code: 6154-5684
Russian Federation, 70, Vareikisa st., Voronezh, 394026
Dmitry V. Zabolotskii
Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Email: zdv4330303@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6127-0798
SPIN-code: 6726-2571
MD, PhD, DSc
Russian Federation, 2, Litovskaya, Saint Petersburg, 194100Vladimir V. Khinovker
Federal Siberian Research Clinical Centre
Email: vhinov@hotmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3162-6298
SPIN-code: 8640-9591
MD, PhD
Russian Federation, 26, 2, Kolomenskaya st., Krasnoyarsk, 660037Rustam P. Safin
Mari state University
Author for correspondence.
Email: safin_r.r@hotmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0960-7426
MD, PhD, DSc, Professor
Russian Federation, 30, 56, H.Mushtary st., Kazan, 420015References
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