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. 2016 Dec 19;31(2):198–205. doi: 10.1007/s00540-016-2290-2

Table 3.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA-PS) according to perioperative factors and 30-day mortality

Total (N = 24,318) 1 (N = 6293) 2 (N = 13,782) 3 (N = 4113) 4 (N = 123) 5 (N = 7) P value
sAs
 0–2 156 (0.6%) 13 (0.2%) 54 (0.4%) 70 (1.7%) 17 (13.8%) 2 (28.6%) <0.001
 3–4 1086 (4.5%) 172 (2.7%) 581 (4.2%) 307 (7.5%) 25 (20.3%) 1 (14.3%)
 5–6 3903 (16.0%) 634 (10.1%) 2260 (16.4%) 979 (23.8%) 28 (22.8%) 2 (28.6%)
 7–8 11,906 (49.0%) 3049 (48.5%) 6851 (49.7%) 1965 (47.8%) 40 (32.5%) 1 (14.3%)
 9–10 7267 (29.9%) 2425 (38.5%) 4036 (29.3%) 792 (19.3%) 13 (10.6%) 1 (14.3%)
Age (years) 55.2 ± 17.1 44.1 ± 15.1 58.4 ± 16.1 61.1  ± 15.7 63.5 ± 16.1 55.7 ± 18.5 <0.001
Women 13,020 (53.5%) 4121 (65.5%) 7232 (52.5%) 1626 (39.5%) 40 (32.5%) 1 (14.3%) <0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 22.4 ± 3.8 21.8 ± 3.0 22.8 ± 3.8 22.3 ± 4.3 21.9 ± 4.1 22.2 ± 3.0 <0.001
Estimated blood loss
 Median [IQR] (ml) 40 [10–190] 26 [7–100] 40 [10–200] 66 [17–275] 180 [30–1035] 381 [28–1750] <0.001
  >1000 1337 (5.5%) 198 (3.1%) 781 (5.7%) 325 (7.9%) 31 (25.2%) 2 (28.6%) <0.001
  601–1000 1317 (5.4%) 283 (4.5%) 775 (5.6%) 249 (6.1%) 9 (7.3%) 1 (14.3%)
  101–600 5324 (21.9%) 1067 (17.0%) 3067 (22.3%) 1156 (28.1%) 32 (26.0%) 2 (28.6%)
  <100 16,340 (67.2%) 4745 (75.4%) 9159 (66.5%) 2383 (57.9%) 51 (41.5%) 2 (28.6%)
Lowest mean arterial pressure
 Mean ± SD (mmHg) 56.9 ± 12.9 58.6  ± 11.9 56.8 ± 12.9 54.9 ± 13.7 53.7 ± 13.9 46.7 ± 22.0 <0.001
  <40 1247 (5.1%) 211 (3.4%) 672 (4.9%) 345 (8.4%) 16 (13.0%) 3 (42.9%) <0.001
  40–54 9956 (40.9%) 2190 (34.8%) 5801 (42.1%) 1903 (46.3%) 60 (48.8%) 2 (28.6%)
  55–69 9767 (40.2%) 2880 (45.8%) 5479 (39.8%) 1373 (33.4%) 35 (28.5%)
  >70 3348 (13.8%) 1012 (16.1%) 1830 (13.3%) 492 (12.0%) 12 (9.8%) 2 (28.6%)
Lowest heart rate
 Mean ± SD (bpm) 54.6 ± 10.8 53.0 ± 9.8 54.3 ± 10.2 57.7 ± 12.9 67.1  ± 19.2 71.9 ± 12.0 <0.001
  >85 426 (1.8%) 77 (1.2%) 182 (1.3%) 143 (3.5%) 23 (18.7%) 1 (14.3%) <0.001
  76–85 707 (2.9%) 117 (1.9%) 359 (2.6%) 214 (5.2%) 15 (12.2%) 2 (28.6%)
  66–75 2189 (9.0%) 433 (6.9%) 1181 (8.6%) 550 (13.4%) 23 (18.7%) 2 (28.6%)
  56–65 5951 (24.5%) 1330 (21.1%) 3444 (25.0%) 1157 (28.1%) 19 (15.4%) 1 (14.3%)
  <55 15,045 (61.9%) 4336 (68.9%) 8616 (62.5%) 2049 (49.8%) 43 (35.0%) 1 (14.3%)
Emergency procedure 2525 (10.4%) 643 (10.2%) 1250 (9.1%) 567 (13.8%) 59 (48.0%) 6 (85.7%) <0.001
Operative duration (h) 2.7 ± 1.9 2.4 ± 1.8 2.8 ± 1.9 3.0 ± 1.9 2.6 ± 1.9 2.0 ± 1.1 <0.001
Anesthesia duration (h) 3.7 ± 2.2 3.3 ± 2.1 3.8 ± 2.2 4.2 ± 2.2 3.5 ± 2.2 2.9 ± 1.5 <0.001
30-Day mortality 123 (0.51%) 2 (0.03%) 40 (0.29%) 63 (1.53%) 16 (13.01%) 2 (28.57%) <0.001