Association of propofol induction dose and severe pre-incision hypotension among surgical patients over age 65
Schonberger RB, Dai F, Michel G, Vaughn MT, Burg MM, Mathis M, Kheterpal S, Akhtar S, Shah N, Bardia A. Association of propofol induction dose and severe pre-incision hypotension among surgical patients over age 65. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2022, 80: 110846. PMID: 35489305, PMCID: PMC11150018, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2022.110846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnesthetics, IntravenousHumansHypotensionPropofolRetrospective StudiesSurgical WoundConceptsPropofol induction doseGeneral anesthetic inductionSevere hypotensionInduction doseBlood pressure measurementsYears of ageSurgical patientsEndotracheal intubationAnesthetic inductionInvasive blood pressure measurementsGeriatric surgical patientsNon-vascular surgeryDose of propofolNon-invasive blood pressure measurementBlood pressure dropSignificant independent associationPostoperative morbidityRetrospective observationalTotal patientsMulticenter cohortPrimary outcomeAnesthesia inductionPrimary exposureIndependent associationSurgical incision