Intraoperative Hypotension and Complications

Key Points

• To assess the prevalence and impact of intraoperative hypotension on surgical outcomes.
• Conducted in surgical settings with randomized patients undergoing anesthesia.
• Monitored blood pressure throughout surgery to identify episodes of hypotension.
• Analyzed complications related to blood pressure drops during procedures.
• Intraoperative hypotension occurred in 30% of patients during surgery.
• Patients experiencing hypotension had a 2.5-fold increase in post-operative complications (95% CI 1.8-3.2, p<0.001).
• The rate of severe complications was significantly higher in the hypotension group, indicating increased surgical risks.