Hemodynamics, fluids & transfusion
New-onset postoperative hypotension in patients recovering from noncardiac surgery: A prospective observational study
Authors' conclusion
About 40% of our patients recovering from noncardiac surgery on general wards had at least one postoperative mean arterial pressure less than 65 mmHg, and about half of these patients had new-onset postoperative hypotension.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with elevated cardiovascular risk recovering on general wards from noncardiac surgery under GA, German university medical centre, October 2020–September 2021248 analysed
- Participants
- 307 patients
- Outcome
- New-onset postoperative hypotension: postoperative MAP <65 mmHg and lowest postoperative MAP ≥5 mmHg below lowest pre-operative MAP (automated measurement every 30 min for about 24 h before and after surgery)
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Postoperative MAP <65 mmHg at least once
101 patients
41%
New-onset postoperative hypotension among those with MAP <65 mmHg
44 of 101
44%; 18% of all 248 patients
MAP <65 mmHg not constituting new-onset postoperative hypotension
57 of 101
56%; 23% of all 248 patients
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
- Median [IQR] duration of surgery, min
- 62 [40 to 90]
Original publication
New-onset postoperative hypotension in patients recovering from noncardiac surgery: A prospective observational study. Eur J Anaesthesiol. Published 11 July 2025. doi:10.
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