Can the Charlson Comorbidity Index be used to predict the ASA grade in patients undergoing spine surgery?
Anne F MannionG BianchiF MariauxT F FeketeR ReitmeirB MoserR G WhitmoreJ RatliffD HaschtmannPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2020)
It was possible to predict ASA from CCI. In a simple model, CCI ≥ 1 best distinguished between ASA ≥ 3 and < 3. For a more precise prediction, regression algorithms were created based on CCI and simple demographic variables obtainable from patient interview. The availability of such algorithms may widen the utility of decision aids that rely on the ASA, where the latter is not readily available.