STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #132.8 -- ASA CLASS FILE                                                                 3/24/25    PAGE 1
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This file contains the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification system, based on the presence and
severity of disease in the patient.  


IDENTIFIED BY: PHYSICAL STATUS (#1)

POINTED TO BY: ASA CLASS field (#1.13) of the SURGERY File (#130) 
               




132.8,.01     ASA CLASS              0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)

              ASA Class   
              INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>2!($L(X)<1)!'(X'?1P.E) X
              LAST EDITED:      SEP 07, 2000 
              HELP-PROMPT:      Answer must be 1-2 characters in length. 
              DESCRIPTION:      This is the American Society of Anesthesiologists class.  It relates to the patient's physiologic
                                status.  Numbers followed by an 'E' indicate an emergency.  
                                 
                                       1        1-NO DISTURB.  
                                       1E       1E-NO DISTURB-EMERG 
                                       2        2-MILD DISTURB.  
                                       2E       2E-MILD DISTURB.-EMERG 
                                       3        3-SEVERE DISTURB.  
                                       3E       3E-SEVERE DIST.-EMERG.  
                                       4        4-LIFE THREAT 
                                       4E       4E-LIFE THREAT-EMERG.  
                                       5        5-MORIBUND 
                                       5E       5E-MORIBUND-EMERG 
                                       6        6-BRAIN-DEAD 
                                       6E       6E-BRAIN-DEAD-EMERG.  

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132.8,1       PHYSICAL STATUS        0;2 FREE TEXT

              Physical Status   
              INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>20!($L(X)<1) X
              LAST EDITED:      SEP 07, 2000 
              HELP-PROMPT:      Answer must be 1-20 characters in length. 
              DESCRIPTION:      For this ASA class, this is the brief description of the physical status of the patient.  This
                                field is used on reports that display the ASA class.  

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132.8,2       DESCRIPTION            0;3 FREE TEXT

              Description   
              INPUT TRANSFORM:  K:$L(X)>100!($L(X)<1) X
              LAST EDITED:      SEP 07, 2000 
              HELP-PROMPT:      Answer must be 1-100 characters in length. 
              DESCRIPTION:
                                For this ASA class, this field describes the physical status of the patient.  

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