Anaes SAQs · Vasopressors & inotropes
The management of the perioperative hypotension
Primary — the cause (the vasoplegia, the low CO, the hypovolaemia, the anaphylaxis); the metaraminol/phenylephrine bolus for the vasoplegia; the fluid if responsive; the noradrenaline infusion for the refractory; the adrenaline for the low CO.
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Describe the approach to the intraoperative hypotension — the assessment, the vasopressor choice, and the escalation.
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Describe the approach to the intraoperative hypotension — the assessment, the vasopressor choice, and the escalation.
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- [1]Xie CM, et al. Hypotension prediction index in surgical patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Medicine, 2026.PMID 42299539
- [42299540]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.