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Preoperative outpatient blood pressure variability predicts postoperative mortality, readmission and morbidity after surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Outpatient blood pressure variability (BPV) predicts hospitalization and death in non-surgical patients independently of hypertension. We hypothesized that preoperative BPV predicts postoperative outcomes.

Methods

We assessed 22,233 veterans undergoing CABG, colectomy, hip replacement, pancreatectomy, carotid endarterectomy or AV-fistula with ≥10 outpatient BP's over three preoperative years. Calculating BPV as SD of systolic or diastolic BP, we used logistic regression considering demographics, comorbidities, and pre-admission cardiovascular medications to estimate odds ratios for 90-day mortality or readmission, MI, CVA, renal failure, and wound infection, choosing the lowest 5%ile of systolic/diastolic BPV for reference.

Results

Covariate-adjusted ORs for adverse outcomes increased as BPV increased. For instance, the highest 5%ile of systolic BPV had covariate-adjusted ORs of 2.96 and 1.78 for 90-day mortality and readmission. Systolic and diastolic BPV trended together but affected outcomes independently.

Conclusions

Preoperative BPV predicts postoperative outcomes. BPV should be considered in individualized risk assessment and subgroup risk stratification.

SUBMITTER: Basson MD

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7483253 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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