See also:
     General Anesthesia

Normal
     ASA Physical Status 1 - A normal healthy patient
     ASA Physical Status 2 - A patient with mild systemic disease
     ASA Physical Status 3 - A patient with severe systemic disease
     ASA Physical Status 4 - A patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life
     ASA Physical Status 5 - A moribund patient who is not expected to survive without the operation
     ASA Physical Status 6 - A declared brain-dead patient whose organs are being removed for donor purposes
WORST

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