Strategies for managing perioperative hypertension.

Publication/Presentation Date

6-1-2009

Abstract

Acute perioperative hypertension is associated with a higher risk of perioperative myocardial ischemia, bleeding, stroke, and renal failure. The immediate concern of short-term antihypertensive therapy is to prevent excessive surgical bleeding from arterial anastomoses, myocardial ischemia, and neurologic complications while causing minimal adverse effects until oral therapy can be resumed. This article reviews perioperative hypertension emergencies/urgencies and various approaches for management.

Volume

11

Issue

3

First Page

173

Last Page

177

ISSN

1534-3111

Disciplines

Anesthesiology | Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

19442325

Department(s)

Department of Anesthesiology

Document Type

Article

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