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What are the risk factors for developing intraoperative hypertension during thyroid surgery?
What are the risk factors for developing intraoperative hypertension during thyroid surgery?
Intraoperative hypertension is highly prevalent during thyroid surgery, particularly in older patients, those with elevated BMI, and those with pre-existing hypertension.
Supports vigilant BP monitoring during thyroid surgery in higher-risk patients; leaves open whether preventive strategies improve outcomes.
We studied the influence of demographic characteristics, comorbidity, and type and duration of surgery and anesthesia on the occurrence of intraoperative hypertension (IOHTA). Logistic regression analyses were used in order to determine the predictors of occurrence of IOHTA. More than 60% of our patients had IOHTA. Multivariate analysis showed that independent predictors for IOHTA were older age, BMI 25 kg/m(2), and hypertension as a coexisting disease. Hypertension is common during thyroid surgery, and a significant number of patients remained hypertensive during the postoperative period.
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