General Preoperative Assessment

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Preoperative anesthesia evaluation

Statement on ASA Physical Status Classification System

Paediatric emergencies

Ferrari LR, Leahy I, Staffa SJ, Johnson C, Crofton C, Methot C, Berry JG. One Size Does Not Fit All: A Perspective on the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification for Pediatric Patients. Anesth Analg. 2020 Jun;130(6):1685-1692. PMID: 31219919

Ferrari L, Leahy I, Staffa SJ, Berry JG. The Pediatric-Specific American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Score: A Multicenter Study. Anesth Analg. 2021 Mar 1;132(3):807-817. PMID: 32665468