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Reliability of the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status scale in clinical practice
British Journal of Anaesthesia · 2014 · Vol. 113(3) · pp. 424–432
Ashwin Sankar(University of Toronto)Sindhu R. Johnson(University of Toronto)W. Scott Beattie(University of Toronto)Gordon Tait(University of Toronto)Duminda N. Wijeysundera✉(Toronto General Hospital)
Abstract
Consistent with its inherent subjectivity, the ASA-PS scale has moderate inter-rater reliability in clinical practice. It also demonstrates validity as a marker of patients' preoperative health status.
Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesHemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyAortic aneurysm repair treatmentsMedicineReceiver operating characteristicCohortAmerican society of anesthesiologistsRetrospective cohort studyReliability (semiconductor)Emergency medicinePhysical therapyInternal medicineSurgery
MeSH terms
AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnesthesiologyFemaleHealth StatusHealth Status IndicatorsHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOntarioPsychometricsSurveys and Questionnaires
Funding
- University Health Network
- University of Toronto
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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525
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