SAN ANTONIO — Length of stay and total hospital costs for geriatric patients with low-energy hip fractures increase with higher American Society of Anesthesiologists classification score ...

The ASA classification is a simple score for assessing preoperative health status, and is a reliable predictor of surgical mortality risk. However, in some groups of patients -- such as the very ...

Recently published results showed patients who underwent total shoulder arthroplasty had an increased likelihood of readmission if they had an American Society of Anesthesiologists classification ...