Perioperative medicine & outcomes

Hemodynamic Management Guided by the Hypotension Prediction Index in Abdominal Surgery: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial

AnesthesiologyPublished Randomised controlled trial

Primary resultResult — go to the resultRelative risk 0.89 95% CI 0.54–1.49

Authors' conclusion

HPI-guided hemodynamic therapy did not reduce the incidence of postoperative AKI or overall complications compared to standard care.

Study context

Population
Patients 65 yr or older or older than 18 yr with ASA Physical Status greater than II undergoing moderate- to high-risk elective abdominal surgeryintention-to-treat analysis
Participants
917 patients
Comparison
Hypotension Prediction Index (HPI)-guided hemodynamic management vs standard care
  • HPIn = 459
  • Standard caren = 458reference
Primary endpoint
Incidence of moderate-to-severe acute kidney injury (AKI)
Follow-up
First 7 days after surgery
Methodological detailsmulticentre, 28 hospitals, Conducted October 2022 to February 2024
  • Multicentre
  • 28 hospitals
  • Conducted October 2022 to February 2024

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

Relative risk

0.89

95% CI 0.54–1.49

P = 0.66

Events by treatment group

HPI vs Standard care
RR 0.89 (95% CI 0.54–1.49); P = 0.66

Secondary outcomes

OutcomeHPIStandard careRR (95% CI)P value
Overall complications31.9%29.7%1.08 (0.85–1.37)P = 0.52
30-day mortality1.1%0.9%1.35 (0.36–5.10)P = 0.66

Length of hospital stay · in both groups

Need for RRT

Did not differ between groups

Original publication

Hemodynamic Management Guided by the Hypotension Prediction Index in Abdominal Surgery: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial. Anesthesiology. Published 2 January 2025. doi:10.1097/aln.0000000000005355

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