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Jeremy P Walco¹, Kimberly F Rengel¹, Matthew D McEvoy¹

¹Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

|April 1, 2024

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Preoperative blood pressure, both high and low, increases the risk of postoperative adverse events. Specific thresholds for systolic and diastolic blood pressure were identified, but current data do not guide management strategies.

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Anesthesiology
Cardiovascular Medicine
Surgical Outcomes Research

Background:

The link between preoperative blood pressure and postoperative complications is not well understood.
This study investigated the association between day-of-surgery blood pressure and adverse events after surgery.

Purpose of the Study:

To test the hypothesis that preoperative blood pressures are associated with postoperative adverse events.
To examine the independent associations between preoperative systolic and diastolic blood pressures and the number of postoperative adverse events.

Main Methods:

Retrospective, observational study of 57,389 adult patients undergoing elective inpatient procedures.
Analyzed associations between preoperative systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and postoperative myocardial injury, stroke, acute kidney injury, and mortality.
Used multivariable ordinal logistic regression, adjusting for confounders.

Main Results:

U-shaped associations were found between SBP/DBP and the number of postoperative adverse events.
Increased risk observed for SBP above 143 mmHg and below 93 mmHg, and for DBP above 86 mmHg and below 46 mmHg.
Specific thresholds demonstrated significant associations, e.g., SBP 93 mmHg (aOR 1.339) and DBP 46 mmHg (aOR 1.399).

Conclusions:

Both lower and higher preoperative blood pressures are independently linked to increased postoperative adverse events.
Current findings do not support specific blood pressure management strategies for patients on the day of surgery.