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97816-3

Clinical

American society of anesthesiologists morbidity state

Definition

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical health classification system grades a patient's overall health before surgery, to determine anesthetic risk. ASA classifications are, ASA I: healthy patient, ASA II: mild systemic disease, ASA III: severe, though not incapacitating, systemic disease, ASA IV: incapacitating, life threatening disease, and ASA V: moribund. [PMID: 21712864]

LOINC 6-Axis Classification

Component

American society of anesthesiologists morbidity state

Property

Find

Time Aspect

Pt

System

^Patient

Scale Type

Nom

Method Type

N/A

Details

Class

SURG

Order/Observation

Observation

Short Name

ASA morbidity state

Related Names

ASA morbidity stateFindingFindingsNominalPoint in timeRandomSURG

Frequently Asked Questions

What is LOINC code 97816-3?

LOINC code 97816-3 identifies "American society of anesthesiologists morbidity state". The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical health classification system grades a patient's overall health before surgery, to determine anesthetic risk. ASA classifications are, ASA I: healthy patient, ASA II: mild systemic disease, ASA III: severe, though not incapacitating, systemic disease, ASA IV: incapacitating, life threatening disease, and ASA V: moribund. [PMID: 21712864]

What does 97816-3 measure?

This code measures American society of anesthesiologists morbidity state in ^Patient. It belongs to the SURG class in the LOINC classification.

What is LOINC?

LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes) is a universal standard for identifying laboratory and clinical observations. It is maintained by the Regenstrief Institute and used worldwide for health data exchange.