Tuesday, October 13, 2009

How do pediatric anesthesiologists define intraoperative hypotension?

– There is great variability in the BP parameters used and the threshold used for defining and treating IOH among pediatric anesthesiologists. The majority of respondents considered a 20–30% reduction from baseline in SBP as indicative of significant hypotension. Lack of a consensus definition for a common clinical condition like IOH could have implications for patient care as well as future clinical research.

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