Table 3.
Surgical Treatment According to Age and ASA Classification
| ASA Categories** | Decompression | Decompression and FusionAge Groups*4/5 | X-StopAge Groups* 0/4 | Age Groups<65 Years/≥65 Years38/62 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 LevelAge Groups*16/23 | 2 LevelsAge Groups*16/23 | 3 LevelsAge Groups*2/7 | ||||
| ASA 1 | 2/0 | 4/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 7/1 |
| ASA 2 | 13/14 | 9/17 | 2/5 | 3/4 | 0/3 | 17/43 |
| ASA 3 | 1/9 | 3/6 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 4/18 |
*
< 65 years /=> 65 years.
**
ASA The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status classification system was initially created in 1941 by the American Society of Anesthetists, an organization that later became the ASA.