Data included comorbidities, body mass index (BMI), ASA classification and length of stay gleaned from electronic and paper medical charts. The researchers discovered the total average cost for ...

Take, for example, a morbidly obese patient with a BMI of 40. Due to the patient’s comorbidity, they represent higher risk to the anesthesia provider, and a designation of ASA 3 is appropriate to ...

Conversion to open surgery was necessary in 54 cases. The variables gender, body mass index (BMI), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification, stage of disease, number of previous ...