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We thank Drs. Avidan and Weiniger for their comments related to our article, “Adding Examples to the ASA-Physical Status Classification Improves Correct Assignment to Patients.”1 They posit that the addition of objective examples to the previously subjective American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA-PS) Classification System may hinder the universal application of the ASA-PS score by unnecessarily increasing the complexity of the system.
Source: Anesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research