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Is the ASA physical status classification system a good prognostic index for ICU admissions?

Authors: A Gregório, A Pais-de-Lacerda, C França

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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The physical state of the patient before surgery is defined by the American Society Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status classification system. The Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS II) provides an estimate for the risk of intrahospital death for ICU patients. The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score is used to monitor the patient's condition during his/her stay in the ICU, assessing the extent of organ dysfunction or failure. Is the ASA physical status classification system a good prognostic index for determining postsurgical patient's admittance to the ICU? What is the evolution of these patients? Could we predict the outcome of these patients? …

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Title: Is the ASA physical status classification system a good prognostic index for ICU admissions?
Authors: A Gregório
A Pais-de-Lacerda
C França
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9882

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