Targeting Higher Intraoperative Blood Pressures Does Not Reduce Adverse Cardiovascular Events Following Noncardiac Surgery.

Publication

Targeting Higher Intraoperative Blood Pressures Does Not Reduce Adverse Cardiovascular Events Following Noncardiac Surgery.

Journal Paper/Review - Nov 2, 2021

Wanner Patrick M, Wulff Dirk U, Djurdjevic Mirjana, Korte Wolfgang, Schnider Thomas W, Filipovic Miodrag

Citation

Wanner P, Wulff D, Djurdjevic M, Korte W, Schnider T, Filipovic M. Targeting Higher Intraoperative Blood Pressures Does Not Reduce Adverse Cardiovascular Events Following Noncardiac Surgery. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021; 78:1753-1764.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

J Am Coll Cardiol 2021; 78

Publication Date

Nov 2, 2021

Issn Electronic

1558-3597

Pages

1753-1764

Brief description/objective

Intraoperative arterial hypotension is strongly associated with postoperative major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE); however, whether targeting higher intraoperative mean arterial blood pressures (MAPs) may prevent adverse events remains unclear.