The Effect of Adding Functional Classification to ASA Status for Predicting 30-Day Mortality

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In this study, functional capacity to perform activities of daily living was an independent predictor of postoperative mortality within each ASA class, indicating that it should be incorporated into routine preoperative evaluations.

The likelihood for mortality was significantly lower for patients who were functionally independent than for those who were partially or fully dependent.

BACKGROUND: The functional capacity to perform the activities of daily living is identified as an independent predictor of perioperative mortality but is not formally incorporated in the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification. Our primary objective was to assess whether ...

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