Incidence of intraoperative hypotension during non-cardiac surgery in community anesthesia practice: a retrospective observational analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intraoperative hypotension (IOH) is well-described in the academic setting but not in community practice. IOH is associated with risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality. This is the first report of IOH in the community setting using the IOH measure definition from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Merit-based Incentive Payment System program.

Objectives

To describe the incidence of IOH in the community setting; assess variation in IOH by patient-, procedure-, and facility-level characteristics; and describe variation in risk-adjusted IOH across clinicians.

Methods

Design Cross-sectional descriptive analysis of retrospective data from anesthesia records in 2020 and 2021. Setting Forty-five facilities affiliated with two large anesthesia pr

SUBMITTER: Saasouh W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10290388 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature