Identifies the physical status of the PATIENT as recorded by an anaesthetist for an operative procedure. This is an abbreviated version of the American Society of Anaesthesiologists Physical Status grading.

National Codes:

01	Fit and healthy
02	Mild disease; not incapacitating
03	Incapacitating systemic disease
04	Life threatening disease
05	Expected to die within 24hrs with or without an operation
06	A declared brain dead patient whose organs are being removed for donor purposes

References:
National Joint Registry Data Set: v.1: 24th March 2003

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PATIENT PHYSICAL STATUS