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Each Status Category/Class gives an overall impression of the complexity of the patient's medical condition. If the procedure is performed as an emergency, an ‘E’ is added to the Category/Class
Class 1 – a healthy patient
Class 2 – a patient with mild systemic disease
Class 3 – a patient with severe systemic disease that limits activity but is not incapacitating
Class 4 – a patient with incapacitating systemic disease that is a constant threat to life
Class 5 – a moribund patient not expected to survive 24 hours with or without surgery
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(2007). American Society of Anesthesiologists' Status Category. In: Schmidt, R., Willis, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29805-2_180
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