Cohort study of preoperative blood pressure and risk of 30-day mortality after elective non-cardiac surgery

Conclusions: In this large observational study we identified a significant dose-dependent association between low preoperative BP values and increased postoperative mortality in the elderly. In the whole population, elevated diastolic, not systolic, BP was associated with increased mortality.
Source: British Journal of Anaesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research