Which ASA Class is described as a moribund patient not expected to survive 24 hours without surgical intervention?

Which ASA Class is described as a moribund patient not expected to survive 24 hours without surgical intervention?

• A. Class V
• B. Class I
• C. Class II
• D. Class III

Answer: (A)

The description targets the most severe ASA category: a moribund patient not expected to survive without the operation. This is ASA V, defined as patients who are near death and would not survive without urgent surgery. The other levels describe progressively less severe disease: ASA I is a healthy patient, ASA II is mild systemic disease, ASA III is severe systemic disease but not immediately life-threatening, and ASA IV is severe systemic disease that constant threatens life. So the scenario fits ASA V best because it explicitly reflects imminent death without surgical intervention.

The description targets the most severe ASA category: a moribund patient not expected to survive without the operation. This is ASA V, defined as patients who are near death and would not survive without urgent surgery. The other levels describe progressively less severe disease: ASA I is a healthy patient, ASA II is mild systemic disease, ASA III is severe systemic disease but not immediately life-threatening, and ASA IV is severe systemic disease that constant threatens life. So the scenario fits ASA V best because it explicitly reflects imminent death without surgical intervention.