Active clinical trials for "Hypotension"

Hypotension during anesthesia is associated with serious organ failure and death. The most critical period for intraoperative hypotension is the postinduction period during which, one-third of intraoperative hypotension occurs. Post-induction hypotension has many contributing factors; however, it is closely related to anesthetic drugs. Therefore, manipulation of induction agents makes post-induction hypotension likely preventable. Emergency laparotomy is a critical category of surgery whose patients are usually hemodynamically compromised and prone to post-induction hypotension; furthermore, these patients are usually at high risk of aspiration of gastric contents and require rapid-sequence induction of anesthesia and optimum intubating conditions. Thus, induction of anesthesia for emergency laparotomy requires meticulous balance between achievement of adequate hypnosis and maintenance of stable blood pressure. Propofol is the commonest hypnotic agent worldwide. However, it is usually associated with hypotension especially in compromised patients. Ketamine produces dissociative anesthesia and sympathetic stimulation which provides more stable hemodynamic profile; however, ketamine is not widely used as a routine hypnotic because it produces psychomimetic effects such as delirium and emergence agitation. Nevertheless, ketamine still has a role in induction of anesthesia in patients with shock and during procedural sedation. Ketamine is also used as analgesic adjuvant during general anesthesia. Propofol/ketamine admixture (ketofol) was introduced in anesthetic practice aiming to compensate the side effects of the two drugs and to provide, consequently, the desired balance between adequate hypnosis and hemodynamic stability. Ketofol is currently used with a diversity in the ratio between the two drugs which ranges between 1:1 and 1:10 between ketamine and propofol. Despite its frequent use in sedation and complete anesthesia, most of the available literature for comparisons of different ketofol mixtures was restricted to procedural sedation whose results are not applicable in induction of anesthesia due to the different desirable level of hypnosis and recovery. Therefore, the best combination of the two components of ketofol for induction of anesthesia is unknown

The investigators aimed to investigate the effects of continuous infusion of norepinephrine before and after general anesthesia induction on the occurrence of post-induction hypotension.

The aim of the current study is to evaluate the effects of the Hypotension Prediction Index (HPI) on the degree of intraoperative hypotension in patients undergoing free flap surgery. The hypothesis is that implementation of the HPI algorithm will reduce the time-weighted average (TWA) intraoperative hypotension below a threshold of 65 mmHg (16), and to reveal the relationship between the episodes of hypotension and free flap viability and function.

The goal of this Randomized controlled trial is to investigate the effect of shortening the duration of preoperative oral carbohydrate drinks on blood pressure after anesthesia induction in elderly patients undergoing joint replacement surgery. The main question it aims to answer is Whether preoperative oral carbohydrate drinks can reduce the incidence of hypotension after anesthesia-induced hypotension in elderly patients undergoing joint replacement surgery.According to the numerical table method, the patients in the experimental group will drink carbohydrate drinks the night before the operation and 3 hours before the operation, and the control group patients will routinely fast

Post induction hypotension is closely related to postoperative complications. Patients are at high risk of hypotension due to preexisting hypovolemia and the vasodilatory effects of induction agents. Ultrasonographic measurement of the Carotid artery corrected flow time and internal jugular vein collapsibility index may predict post induction hypotension.

This study is being done to study the combination of pyridostigmine and low-dose Droxidopa for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension.

Intraoperative hypotension is closely related to the poor prognosis of surgery. The study is focused on the effectiveness of maintaining normal peripheral perfusion index (PPI) on time-weighted average of hypotension during anesthesia.

In this study, a wristband that monitors hearth rhythm and blood pressure is assessed in free living conditions. Two groups of patients are being recruited: patients receiving an EKG holter and patients receiving an automatic blood pressure monitor. Patients wear the wristband for 28 days. During this time, the number of atrial fibrillation episodes detected by the wristband is being counted, which is to be compared with the number of episodes detected by the holter. Also, blood pressure is measured continuously, which is to be compared with daily blood pressure measurements using a conventional blood pressure cuff.

The aim of this study is to determine whether preoperative sarcopenia (low muscle strength/muscle mass) is correlated with time weighted average intraoperative hypotension in patients undergoing minimally invasive pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy.

The study will be conducted to asses preoperative condition of venous system by VExUS score and it's relation with the incidence of spinal induced hypotension in geriatric patients undergoing surgery with spinal anaesthesia.