Haemodynamics, fluids & transfusion
Continuous versus intermittent non-invasive blood pressure monitoring and intraoperative hypotension: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Pooled result · Incidence of intraoperative hypotensionResult — go to the resultRelative risk 0.90 95% CI 0.77–1.04Authors' conclusion
Continuous non-invasive finger-cuff blood pressure monitoring did not significantly reduce the binary incidence of intraoperative hypotension compared with intermittent oscillometric monitoring. However, it was associated with lower cumulative hypotension exposure, as reflected by TWA and AUT/AUC-based metrics.
Study context
- Population
- Adults undergoing procedures under anesthesia or procedural sedation
- Participants
- 1,466 adults · 12 RCTs
- Comparison
- Continuous vs Intermittent
- Outcome
- Incidence of intraoperative hypotension
Methodological detailsrandom-effects, RoB 2, GRADE, Certainty of evidence very low to low (GRADE)
- Random-effects
- RoB 2
- GRADE
- Certainty of evidence very low to low (GRADE)
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Relative risk
0.90
95% CI 0.77–1.04
P = 0.141
Continuous vs Intermittent
RR 0.90 (95% CI 0.77–1.04); P = 0.141
Further pooled results
| Outcome | RR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postoperative nausea | 0.81 (0.51–1.28) | P = 0.288 | |
| Postoperative vomitingLess frequent with continuous monitoring · event numbers were low | 0.62 (0.42–0.92) | P = 0.027 | |
| 0.512Relative risk (log scale) |
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Original publication
Continuous versus intermittent non-invasive blood pressure monitoring and intraoperative hypotension: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. Published 22 September 2026. doi:10.
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