Table 2

Intraprocedural anesthetic data

Anesthetic dataValue
Number of patients60
Inducing Anesthesia, n (%)*
 Esketamine1 (1.7)
 Etomidate8 (13.3)
 Midazolam5 (8.3)
 Propofol45 (75.0)
 Thiopental7 (11.7)
Maintenance anesthetic, n (%)*
 None listed3 (5.0)
 Isoflurane1 (1.7)
 Propofol20 (33.3)
 Sevoflurane40 (66.7)
Type of blood pressure elevating medication administered, n (%)*
 Ephedrine30 (50.0)
 Norepinephrine36 (60.0)
 Phenylephrine30 (50.0)
 None6 (10.0)
Type of analgesic administered, n (%)*
 Acetominophen6 (10.0)
 Alfentanil1 (1.7)
 Fentanyl4 (6.7)
 Lidocaine12 (20.0)
 Metamizol1 (1.7)
 Morphine1 (1.7)
 Remifentanil11 (18.3)
 Sufentanil42 (70.0)
 None listed2 (3.3)
Blood pressure values during GA, mm Hg, median (IQR)
 SBP119 (106–130)
 DBP64 (59–71)
 MAP81 (77–91)
 Lowest intraprocedural MAP60 (55–69)
ΔMAP, median (IQR)
 mm Hg17 (6.0–28)
 as % of admission blood pressure17 (7.8–26)
ΔLMAP, median (IQR)
 mm Hg36 (21–53)
 as % of admission blood pressure39 (23–49)
  • *Percentages may add up to more than 100 owing to combined administration of medication.

  • DBP, diastolic blood pressure; GA, general anesthesia; MAP, mean arterial pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; ΔLMAP, difference between baseline and lowest MAP during GA; ΔMAP, difference between baseline and average MAP during GA.