- ASA Grading system.

ASA Grading system

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade is the most commonly used grading system to measure of a persons overall health, rather than a fitness for anaesthesia and surgery.   

• Grade  I   Healthy individual with no systemic disease 
• Grade II  Mild systemic disease not limiting activity
• Grade III Severe systemic disease that limits activity but is not incapacitating .
• Grade IV  Incapacitating systemic disease which is constantly life-threatening.
• Grade V   Moribund, not expected to survive 24 hours with or without surgery.
  Dr Ibrahim
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