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