Document Type
Report
Department
Internal Medicine
Abstract
This study aims to determine the frequency of perioperative hypertension and its types (pre, intra and post-operative) hypertension in patients admitted for surgical procedures. This was a cross-sectional study conducted between the years 2012-2013 at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. Patients admitted for any surgical procedure during this time were included. Perioperative hypertension has been defined as systolic blood pressure of >140 mm Hg or a diastolic blood pressure of >90 mm Hg or whose blood pressure increased by 20% during surgery. A total of 428 surgical procedures were reviewed for the study. Overall perioperative hypertension was present in 231 (54%) of the patients. In the sample, 91 (21.7%) had pre-operative hypertension, 126(29.4%) reported pre-surgery hypertension, 24(5.6%) had intra-operative hypertension and 63(14.7%) had post-operative hypertension. Mean pain score was 1.43(1.4) v 1.25(1.2) in those with postoperative hypertension v no post-operative hypertension.
Publication (Name of Journal)
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association.
Recommended Citation
Sohail, M.,
Almas, A.,
Memon, A. M.,
Usmani, B.,
Hameed, A.,
Afshan, G.
(2019). Frequency of Peri-operative Hypertension in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association., 69(8), 1187-1189.
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