Hypotensive Epidural Anesthesia in Patients With Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Total Hip Replacement

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No complications occurred in 22 patients with aortic stenosis undergoing hypotensive epidural anesthesia.
Mean systolic blood pressure was maintained at 60 to 100 mm Hg, with no adverse cardiac events reported.
The mean duration of hypotension was 91 minutes, and mean estimated blood loss was 234 mL during surgery.
This cohort of patients, aged 75 on average, showed no renal dysfunction or thromboembolic events.

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Observational pilot study reports safe hypotensive epidural anesthesia in aortic stenosis, indicating no complications.

Ho et al. (2008) studied this question.

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