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Table 1 ASA PS APAC vs. DOS

From: Improving agreement of ASA physical status class between pre-anesthesia screening and day of surgery by adding institutional-specific and ASA-approved examples: a quality improvement project

 

n

APAC = DOS, n (%)

APAC > DOS, n (%)

APAC < DOS, n (%)

Pre-intervention

 Adult

737

543 (74%)

63 (9%)

131 (18%)

 Pediatric

216

135 (63%)

23 (11%)

58 (27%)

Post-intervention

 Adult

795

723 (91%)

23 (3%)

49 (6%)

 Pediatric

239

200 (84%)

23 (10%)

16 (7%)

  1. In the pre-intervention time period, only the ASA PS were available at that time. In the post-intervention time period, in addition to the definitions, clinicians were educated to ASA-approved and institutional-approved examples
  2. ASA PS ASA physical status class, APAC anesthesia pre- assessment clinic, DOS day of surgery anesthesiologist