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Table 3 Cardiovascular outcomes

From: Cardiorespiratory consequences of attenuated fentanyl and augmented rocuronium dosing during protocolised prehospital emergency anaesthesia at a regional air ambulance service: a retrospective study

 

New SOP

Traditional SOP

p value

Absolute hypotension episodes

   

Overall

88/360; 24.4%

86/360; 23.9%

0.93

Medical patients

60/196; 30.6%

56/205; 27.3%

0.51

Trauma patients

28/164; 17.1%

30/155; 19.4%

0.66

Composite safety outcome#

   

Overall

179/360; 49.7%

182/360; 50.6%

0.88

Medical patients

110/196; 56.1%

103/205; 50.2%

0.27

Trauma patients

69/164; 42.1%

79/155; 51.0%

0.12

Relative hypotension episodes

   

Overall

136/360; 37.8%

136/360; 37.8%

1

Medical patients

89/196; 45.4%

77/205; 37.6%

0.13

Trauma patients

47/164; 28.7%

59/155; 38.1%

0.1

Immediate hypertension episode

   

Overall

82/360; 22.8%

87/360; 24.2%

0.73

Medical patients

41/196; 21.0%

54/205; 26.3%

0.24

Trauma patients

41/164; 25.0%

33/155; 21.3%

0.51

Immediate tachycardic episode

   

Overall

53/360; 14.7%

43/360; 11.9%

0.28

Medical patients

24/196; 12.2%

21/205; 10.2%

0.53

Trauma patients

29/164; 17.7%

22/155; 14.2%

0.45

Use of vasopressors/fluid resuscitation in first 10 minutes

114/360; 31.2%

98/360; 27.2%

0.22

  1. *statistically significant; #Composite safety outcome compromises of any episode of absolute hypotension or relative hypotension or unsuccessful at first pass of intubation or achievement of Grade 3 or 4 laryngoscopy view