Research Article
Geriatric Hip Fractures and Inpatient Services: Predicting Hospital Charges Using the ASA Score
Table 1
American Society of Anesthesiology's physical status (ASA PS) class.
| ASA score | Definition |
| 1 | A normal healthy patient | 2 | A patient with mild systemic disease | 3 | A patient with severe systemic disease | 4 | A patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life | 5 | A moribund patient who is not expected to survive without the operation | 6 | A declared brain-dead patient whose organs are being removed for donor purposes |
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