Hemodynamic monitoring and management in patients undergoing high risk surgery: a survey among North American and European anesthesiologists.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Several studies have demonstrated that perioperative hemodynamic optimization has the ability to improve postoperative outcome in high-risk surgical patients. All of these studies aimed at optimizing cardiac output and/or oxygen delivery in the perioperative period. We conducted a survey with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) to assess current hemodynamic management practices in patients undergoing high-risk surgery in Europe and in the United States.

Methods

A survey including 33 specific questions was emailed to 2,500 randomly selected active members of the ASA and to active ESA members.

Results

Overall, 368 questionnaires were completed, 57.1% from ASA and 42.9% from ESA members. Cardiac o

SUBMITTER: Cannesson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3387639 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature