Table 1 Patient demographics, co-morbidities, and ASA-PS score
From: Documentation of individualized preoperative risk assessment: a multi-center study
| Â | n = 756 |
|---|---|
Patient characteristic, no. (%) | |
 Male | 384 (51) |
 Female | 372 (49) |
 Non-Caucasian | 87 (12) |
 Current smoker within 1 year | 147 (19) |
 Age mean [SD] | 65 [17] |
Clinical characteristic, no. (%) | |
 Chronic steroid use | 55 (7) |
 Preop ascites | 15 (2) |
 Disseminated cancer | 46 (6) |
 Diabetes | 275 (36) |
 HTN requiring meds | 523 (69) |
 Severe COPD | 107 (14) |
 Acute renal failure | 125 (17) |
 Ventilator dependent | 43 (6) |
 CHF 30 days prior to surgery | 91 (12) |
 Dialysis 14 days prior to surgery | 56 (7) |
 Sepsis within 48 h of surgery | 89 (12) |
ASA class, no. (%) | |
 Class 1 | 10 (1) |
 Class 2 | 91 (12) |
 Class 3 | 327 (43) |
 Class 4 | 300 (40) |
 Class 5 | 27 (4) |
 Class 6 | 1 (0.1) |
 Emergent | 154 (20) |