A prostate biopsy is an acceptable procedure to be performed as an amb

A prostate biopsy is an acceptable procedure to be performed as an ambulatory surgery on an otherwise healthy adult male because the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) consid-ers that a:

1. Physical status class 1
2. Physical status class 2
3. Physical status class 4
4. Physical status class 5

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ANS: 1
ASA physical status classes 1 and 2 and also stable class 3 are now acceptable for ambulatory surgery. Classes 4 and 5 require inpatient surgery.