The Role of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification in Predicting Trauma Mortality and Outcomes

Trauma prediction scores such as Revised Trauma Score (RTS) and Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS)) are used to predict mortality, but do not include comorbidities. We analyzed the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA PS) for predicting mortality in trauma patients undergoing surgery.

Source: American Journal of Surgery - September 23, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Catherine M. Kuza, Kazuhide Matsushima, Wendy J. Mack, Christopher Pham, Talia Hourany, Jessica Lee, Thang D. Tran, Roman Dudaryk, Michelle B. Mulder, Miguel A. Escanelle, Babatunde Ogunnaike, M. Iqbal Ahmed, Xi Luo, Alexander Eastman, Jonathan B. Imran, Source Type: research