Blood pressure management during cardiac surgery: a survey of Canadian cardiac anesthesiologists, perfusionists, and cardiac surgeons.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Clinicians presume a relationship between the management of blood pressure during cardiac surgery and postoperative morbidity and mortality. With limited evidence to inform practice, we surveyed Canadian cardiac anesthesiologists, perfusionists, and cardiac surgeons. We sought to solicit information to inform a trial evaluating the blood pressure management approach on outcomes after cardiac surgery.

Methods

We iteratively developed a survey assessing the lowest and highest blood pressures respondents would target, the narrowest feasible blood pressure range to achieve, the range of blood pressure observed in clinical practice, and factors influencing targeted blood pressure before, during, and after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). We contacted leads from every Canadia

SUBMITTER: Zhao K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12723998 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature