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We have 3 different catagories for c/s. Elective, ASAP or STAT. When it's called STAT, then we have 30 mins from decision to incision. According to one of our OB's, ACOG says that ASAP are the same as STAT as far as the time limit thing so we may be looking at changing ours. Our OR understands that when it's called ASAP, they have a few more mins to get things ready. Nothing is "life threatening" at that point. Let me also add that I work in a small hospital w/ only a 10 bed LDRP. We don't have an OR available at all times on our unit. The OR crew has to be called in whether it's stat or asap. We do have a sheet that we fill out for asap c/s, but not for stats. Hope this was helpful in some way!