Palliative percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement for gastrointestinal cancer: Roles, goals, and complications

Table 1 American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification

Class	Description
1	Patient is a completely health fit patient
2	Patient has mild systemic disease
3	Patient has severe systemic disease that is not incapacitating
4	Patient has incapacitating disease that is a constant threat to life
5	A moribund patient who is not expected to live 24 h with or without surgery

E. Emergency surgery, E is placed after the Roman numeral.