Perioperative medicine & outcomes

The Relationship Between the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification and Patient Outcomes: A Scoping Review Protocol

Acta Anaesthesiol ScandPublished Scoping review protocol

Study context

Population
Peer-reviewed primary research examining the relationship between American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA-PS) classification and patient outcomes, in any healthcare setting where an ASA-PS score is assigned before a procedure
Methodological detailsJoanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodological framework, PRISMA-ScR reporting, duplicate independent screening, no language or date restrictions, narrative synthesis, no formal quality appraisal, Search of PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, LILACS and Cochrane CENTRAL, plus hand searching of reference lists and Google Scholar, Eligible: RCTs, observational studies and case reports; review articles, editorials, letters and commentaries excluded
  • JBI methodological framework
  • PRISMA-ScR reporting
  • Duplicate independent screening
  • No language or date restrictions
  • Narrative synthesis
  • No formal quality appraisal
  • Search of PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, LILACS and Cochrane CENTRAL, plus hand searching of reference lists and Google Scholar
  • Eligible: RCTs, observational studies and case reports; review articles, editorials, letters and commentaries excluded

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Original publication

The Relationship Between the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification and Patient Outcomes: A Scoping Review Protocol. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 14 March 2026. doi:10.1111/aas.70221

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