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Table 1 Baseline demographic, types of surgery, anesthetic details, hemodynamic data, and preoperative carotid artery ultrasound measurements between the hypotension and non-hypotension groups

From: Carotid artery corrected flow time and respiratory variations of peak blood flow velocity for prediction of hypotension after induction of general anesthesia in elderly patients

Parameter

Hypotension (n = 63)

Non-hypotension (n = 36)

P

Age (years)

69 [66 to 71]

68 [66 to 71]

0.842

Male/female

42/21

23/13

0.828

BMI (kg/m2)

22.1 ± 2.3

23.0 ± 3.2

0.141

Smoker (%)

26 (41.3%)

11 (30.6%)

0.289

ASA physical status, I/II

54/9

34/2

0.319

Thoracic surgery

21 (33.3%)

7 (19.4%)

0.168

General surgery

38 (60.3%)

25 (69.4%)

0.394

Gynecological surgery

2 (3.2%)

1 (2.8%)

0.912

Otolaryngologic surgery

1 (1.6%)

1 (2.8%)

0.685

Orthopedic surgery

1 (1.6%)

2 (5.6%)

0.299

Fluid volume before induction (ml)

234 ± 33

243 ± 33

0.216

Midazolam (mg)

2.3 ± 0.3

2.3 ± 0.3

0.215

Sufentanil (ug)

22.5 ± 3.1

23.3 ± 3.1

0.215

Etomidate (mg)

16.9 ± 2.4

17.5 ± 2.3

0.215

Baseline MAP (mmHg)

94 ± 10

92 ± 10

0.534

Lowest MAP (mmHg)

64 ± 7

77 ± 8

< 0.001

Decrease in MAP (%)

30.90 ± 6.5

16.6 ± 3.8

< 0.001

Baseline HR (bpm)

74 ± 7

76 ± 10

0.437

Lowest HR (bpm)

62 ± 7

63 ± 7

0.494

Decrease in HR (%)

16.7 ± 9.0

15.9 ± 12.9

0.693

BIS (at lowest MAP)

53 ± 2

52 ± 3

0.125

Carotid artery FTc (ms)

355.5 ± 22.9

386.3 ± 19.0

< 0.001

ΔVpeak (%)

7.8[5.5 to 10.6]

5.9[4.4 to 8.0]

0.006

  1. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation, median [interquartile range] or number of patients (%)