atrial fib or stent. The ASA-PS class is being used by many institutions to identify patients that may require further workup or exams preoperatively. Method forward (WALD). MDT patients that did not have surgery were characterized by advanced age, multi-morbidity, functional dependency and poor mobility (Supplementary Table 1). Conclusion: Compared with traditional open gastrectomy, LG is safe and feasible with less trauma and fewer complications for patients with gastric cancer. Budding is a complementary prognostic factor for colorectal cancer. These are: Healthy person. This primary intention of the study was to find out whether ACE-27 was better than the commonly used ASA system in predicting perioperative complications in head and neck oncosurgery. Patients with intermediate risk of anesthesia (ASA II) or those who underwent breast cancer and axillary surgery with overnight admission (ASA I or II) were considered as group 2. The Wilcoxon rank sum test was used to compare median age, albumin, ASA status, and CA-125 levels between patients with optimal versus suboptimal cytoreduction. Although the ASA physical status classification system is mainly used for prediction of peri-operative morbidity and mortality, there is some evidence that it may also predict long-term outcome of cancer patients. In all of these patients, cancer symptoms did not affect their quality of life at time of diagnosis. Severe systemic disease. Introduction The American Society of Anesthesiolo-gists-Physical status (ASA-PS) classification sys- tem offers to clinicians a simple categorization of patients’ physiological status, which can be helpful predicting surgical risks. The ASA Physical Status Classification System has been in use for over 60 years. The ASA score is a classification of the patient’s physical status and ranges from 1 (‘normal healthy patient’) to six (‘brain-dead patient’) . Purpose of Guidelines for Cancer Pain Management. Il est utilisé en médecine pour exprimer l’état de santé pré-opératoire d'un patient.. Il permet d'évaluer le risque anesthésique et d'obtenir un paramètre prédictif de mortalité et morbidité péri-opératoire. Il permet ainsi d'en évaluer le risque anesthésique c'est à dire la morbidité (infection postopératoire, infarctus, défaillance respiratoire ou rénale...) et la mortalité. Because patients with cancer can range vastly in their health conditions depending on their stage and level of treatment, it is imperative to define and stratify the current ASA-PS classification system by incorporating specific cancer criteria. Statistical analysis Le score ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) qualifie l'état de santé préopératoire d'un patient. The Task Force has not given preference to literature based on any particular system of definition or classification of cancer pain. The American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA-PS) classification is not intended to predict risk, but increasing ASA-PS class has been associated with increased perioperative mortality. Only patients with available preoperative serum albumin level (since 1975; 1471 cases) and/or ASA score (since 1983; 1140 cases) were included. age, ASA classification, tumour location, tumour stage) and postoperative complications were retrospectively collected for all newly diagnosed colorectal cancer patients in our institution over a 3-year period. This led to significantly higher ASA classification and more than 50% patients of ≥ 70 years old had an ASA score of 3 or above compared to 28.4% patients of < 70 year old group. ASA Classifications: Class I: Few patients will truly be in this category. In those undergoing radical surgery for urinary bladder cancer or upper tract urothelial carcinoma, ASA physical status score independently predicts overall mortality. Other measures of patient health include the ECOG performance status and the ASA physical status score. In 1963 the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) adopted the five-category physical status classification system; a sixth category was later added. Perforated colon cancer is a rare complication, but has a high risk of recurrence. Age was categorized into three groups. The current ASA scoring paradigm suggests little utility for describing the cancer patient. The aim of this study was to evaluate differences in clinical benefits following treatment in asymptomatic and symptomatic patients with CRC. From January 2005 to December 2014, 1,432 patients with an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score of I to III who had undergone elective colon cancer open surgery for tumor–node–metastasis stage I to IV colon cancer under propofol anesthesia (propofol group, n = 657) or desflurane anesthesia (desflurane group, n = 706) were considered for inclusion.