Matching clinicians to operative cases: a novel application of a patient acuity score.
Patient and surgical case complexity are important considerations in creating appropriate clinical assignments for trainees in the operating room (OR). The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Classification System is the most commonly used tool to classify patient illness severity, but it requires manual evaluation by a clinician and is highly variable. A Risk Stratification System for surgical patients was recently published which uses administrative billing codes to calculate [...]
Author(s): Was, A, Wanderer, J
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2013-01-CR-0004