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. 2015 Apr 16;7(4):364–369. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i4.364

Table 1.

American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification

Class Description
1 Patient is a completely health fit patient
2 Patient has mild systemic disease
3 Patient has severe systemic disease that is not incapacitating
4 Patient has incapacitating disease that is a constant threat to life
5 A moribund patient who is not expected to live 24 h with or without surgery

E. Emergency surgery, E is placed after the Roman numeral.