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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 26.
Published in final edited form as: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Jun 5;159(3):466–472. doi: 10.1177/0194599818767626

Table 1.

The 10-Point Surgical Apgar Score.

Surgical Apgar Score, Points
Characteristic 0 1 2 3 4
Lowest heart rate/mina >85 76-85 66-75 56-65 ≤55
Lowest mean arterial pressure, mm Hg <40 40-54 55-69 ≥70
Estimated blood loss, mL >1000 601-1000 101-600 ≤100
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Occurrence of pathologic bradydysrhythmia, including sinus arrest, atrioventricular block or dissociation, junctional or ventricular escape rhythms, and asystole, also receives 0 points for lowest heart rate.