Table 4 Anaesthesia and surgery-related factors and percentage of haemodynamic instability among adult surgical patients in the postanesthesia care unit, 2024, (n = 409)
Variable frequency (n) | percentage (%) | Haemodynamic instability in the PACU | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stable (n = 189) | unstable (n = 220) | |||
Intraoperative hemodynamic instability | ||||
Stable | 316 | 77.3% | 189 | 220 |
Unstable | 93 | 21.1% | 19 | 74 |
Intraoperative fluid administered | ||||
< 2500 ml | 262 | 64% | 130 | 132 |
2500–3500 ml | 105 | 25.67% | 34 | 71 |
> 3500 ml | 41 | 10% | 9 | 32 |
Intraoperative blood loss | ||||
< = 100 ml | 45 | 11.1% | 30 | 15 |
100–200 ml | 81 | 19.8% | 36 | 45 |
200–400 ml | 239 | 58.6% | 78 | 161 |
≥ 400 ml | 44 | 10.75% | 18 | 26 |
Duration in the OR | ||||
≤ 1 h | 84 | 20.5% | 53 | 31 |
1–2 h | 164 | 40% | 102 | 62 |
2–4 h | 105 | 25.67% | 40 | 65 |
≥ 4 h | 56 | 13.69% | 13 | 43 |