PATIENT STATUS CODES LARGE ANIMAL – PRE-OP (ASA) STATUS POST-OP STATUS Normal healthy patient 1-2 attempts to stand Patient with mild systemic disease several attempts to stand Patient with severe systemic disease fought with a chance of injury Patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life injury, arrest with resuscitation Moribund patient who is not expected to survive without the operation fracture with euthanasia; arrest unable to resuscitate – Emergency surgery: An emergency is defined as existing when delay in treatment of the patient would lead to a significant increase in the threat to life or body part. PATIENT STATUS CODES SMALL ANIMAL – PRE-OP (ASA) STATUS POST-OP STATUS Normal healthy patient Normal recovery Patient with mild systemic disease Minor pain/excitement/O2 supplementation needed (all need not apply) Patient with severe systemic disease pain/excitement/airway complication (all need not apply) Patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life arrest successful resuscitation – Moribund patient who is not expected to survive without the operation arrest unsuccessful resuscitation – Emergency surgery: An emergency is defined as existing when delay in treatment of the patient would lead to a significant increase in the threat to life or body part. Sources: American Society of Anesthesiologists. ASA Physical Status Classification System. Available at . Accessed July 15, 2015. Bednarski R, Grimm K, Harvey R, Lukasik VM, Penn WS, Sargent B, Spelts K. AAHA Anesthesia Guidelines for Dogs and Cats. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2011;47(6):377-385.
PATIENT STATUS CODES – LARGE ANIMAL PRE-OP (ASA) STATUS POST-OP STATUS Normal healthy patient Patient with mild systemic disease Patient with severe systemic disease Patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life Moribund patient who is not expected to survive without the operation 1-2 attempts to stand several attempts to stand fought with a chance of injury injury, arrest with resuscitation fracture with euthanasia; arrest – unable to resuscitate Emergency surgery: An emergency is defined as existing when delay in treatment of the patient would lead to a significant increase in the threat to life or body part. PATIENT STATUS CODES – SMALL ANIMAL PRE-OP (ASA) STATUS POST-OP STATUS Normal healthy patient Patient with mild systemic disease Patient with severe systemic disease Patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life Moribund patient who is not expected to survive without the operation Normal recovery Minor pain/excitement/O2 supplementation needed (all need not apply) pain/excitement/airway complication (all need not apply) arrest – successful resuscitation arrest – unsuccessful resuscitation Emergency surgery: An emergency is defined as existing when delay in treatment of the patient would lead to a significant increase in the threat to life or body part. Sources: American Society of Anesthesiologists. ASA Physical Status Classification System. Available at . Accessed July 15, 2015. Bednarski R, Grimm K, Harvey R, Lukasik VM, Penn WS, Sargent B, Spelts K. AAHA Anesthesia Guidelines for Dogs and Cats. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2011;47(6):377-385.