Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - Hemodynamic and Cardiovascular Complications
Hemodynamic and cardiovascular complications occur in approximately 5% of PACU admissions, with hypotension, arrhythmias, myocardial ischemia, and pulmonary edema being the most common complications recorded. Of interest, postoperative hypertension and tachycardia are associated with an increased risk of unplanned critical care admission and a higher mortality than hypotension and bradycardia.
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - Hemodynamic and Cardiovascular Complications." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728614/4/The_Post_anesthesia_Care_Unit___Hemodynamic_and_Cardiovascular_Complications.
The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - Hemodynamic and Cardiovascular Complications. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728614/4/The_Post_anesthesia_Care_Unit___Hemodynamic_and_Cardiovascular_Complications. Accessed July 24, 2025.
The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - Hemodynamic and Cardiovascular Complications. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728614/4/The_Post_anesthesia_Care_Unit___Hemodynamic_and_Cardiovascular_Complications
The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - Hemodynamic and Cardiovascular Complications [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2025 July 24]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728614/4/The_Post_anesthesia_Care_Unit___Hemodynamic_and_Cardiovascular_Complications.
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