Physical Status Score Improves Predictions Of Survival...

Full title: Self-reported fitness combined with American Society of Anaesthesiologists Physical Status Score improves predictions of survival after endovascular aneurysm repair Category: Original article Short title: Combining self-reported fitness and ASA improves survival predictions after EVAR Authors: Mary Barnes (BAppSc, GradDipMath)1 , Margaret Boult (BSc (Hons), GDIM)2, Prue Cowled (BSc(Hons), PhD)2, Robert A Fitridge (MS, FRACS)2 Affiliations: 1CSIRO, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia 2Discipline of Surgery, The University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia 5011, Australia Corresponding author: Professor Robert Fitridge, Discipline of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 28 Woodville Road, Woodville South, South Australia, 5011, AUSTRALIA Telephone number: +61 8 8222 7711, Fax number: +61 8 8222 6028 Email: robert.fitridge@adelaide.edu.au Source of Funding: This study was funded from a project grant (565335) awarded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Keywords: Endovascular procedures; aortic aneurysm, abdominal; physical fitness, ASA, mortality; registries; aged. Abstract Introduction: Although the American Society of Anaesthesiologists Physical Status Score was established for statistical purposes, it is often used prognostically. However, older patients undergoing elective surgery are most often classified ASA 3, which limits the ability to stratify patients. We look at the