austinrobi

Oops....(that's in case this is a repost: My 'puter burped just before I hit "send.") http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/feb/29/clinic-cut-corners-profit-critics-say/ This current case is very sad, and does not bode well for any one involved. Does anyone know just WHEN the universal precautions took effect? It is tragic that this lesson hasn't been learned yet.

I'm with Kevin on this one, BamaDan. 3.98 is nothing to sneeze at! (CONGRATULATIONS!) Keep up the good work and get some hefty ICU experience, and you'll be very competitive. Good luck, Austinrobi CRNA

Here are the "Ps" for those who wonder. I got this from the ASA web site; address noted at the bottom... P1 A normal, healthy patient. P2 A patient with mild systemic disease. P3 A patient with severe systemic disease P4 A patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life. P5 A moribund patient who is not expected to survive without the operation. P6 A declared brain-dead patient whose organs are being removed for donor purposes. A suffix of E added to P1-P5 delineates the procedure as Emergent. http://www.asahq.org/clinical/physicalstatus.htm In "my day" we used the ASA I, II, etc. So I was just wondering when the change to the P1 P2 came about....but maybe it really hasn't! Actually, if you plug "ASA physical status classification" into a search engine, you get an interesting mix of info...... Thanks to all who responded.....Keep up the good work! Austinrobi CRNA

Hi y'all. This will be the easiest "anesthesia question" many of you hear today: Are you noting some form of "ASA Physical Status" classification on your anesthesia records? If so, which? (The older ASA I, ASA II, ASA III, etc, or the newer P1-P6?) I TOLD YOU THIS WAS AN EASY ONE! :) Thanks austinrobi CRNA