Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
Afternoon Anesthesia Induction is Associated with Post-Induction Hypotension in Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Retrospective, Single-Centre Study Using Propensity Score Matching
Authors' conclusion
This study is the first to report an association that afternoon anesthesia induction is an independent risk factor for PIH in patients undergoing OPCAB.
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing off-pump CABG (OPCAB), university hospital, October 2024–April 2025
- Participants
- 934 patients · 360 matched pairs
- Exposure
- Afternoon vs morning anaesthesia induction
Methodological detailspropensity-score matched, single-centre
- Propensity-score matched
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Afternoon vs MorningEstimate (95% CI)P value
Unadjusted
OR 2.08(1.54–2.81)
P < 0.001Adjusted
aOR 2.38(1.65–3.43)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
5-variable nomogram for postinduction hypotension (PIH)
- AUC/C-index, training set
- 0.737
- AUC/C-index, testing set
- 0.738
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Original publication
Afternoon Anesthesia Induction is Associated with Post-Induction Hypotension in Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Retrospective, Single-Centre Study Using Propensity Score Matching. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 9 May 2026. doi:10.
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