The Netherlands journal of medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Prevention of hypotension after induction of anesthesia after preoperative tune-up. A preliminary report of the Groningen Tune-up Study.
To investigate whether the frequently occurring hypotension after induction of anesthesia can be prevented by preoperative treatment at the ICU guided by hemodynamic data obtained from a pulmonary artery (PA) catheter. ⋯ Hypotension after induction of anesthesia is significantly attenuated by preoperative treatment aiming at a CI > or = 4.0 l/min/m2 in high risk patients planned for major vascular- or abdominal surgery.