Do Elderly Patients With Diastolic Dysfunction Require Higher Doses of Norepinephrine During General Anesthesia for Noncardiac Surgeries? A Prospective Observational Study

Kahl, U; Vens, M; Pollok, F; Menke, M; Duckstein, C; Gruetzmacher, J; Schirren, L; Yu, YY; Fischer, M; Zollner, C; Goepfert, MS; Roeher, K

Kahl, U (corresponding author), Univ Klinikum Hamburg Eppendorf, Klin & Poliklin Anasthesiol, Martinistr 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany.

ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA, 2021; 132 (2): 420

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Diastolic dysfunction is a risk factor for postoperative major cardiovascular events. During anesthesia, patients with diastolic dysfuncti......

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