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Table 1 Patient characteristics, frequency of intraoperative systolic hypotension (≥20 % from pre induction value) and prolonged hypotension. Values are number (percentage)

From: Care of elderly patients: a prospective audit of the prevalence of hypotension and the use of BIS intraoperatively in 25 hospitals in London

Variable Patient characteristics Frequency of systolic hypotension Frequency of systolic hypotension lasting >20 min
Gender Female 234 (48.9) 201 (85.9) 67 (27.4)
Male 245 (51.2) 197 (80.4) 74 (31.6)
Age 65–74 286 (59.5) 244 (85.3) 100 (35.0)
75–84 152 (31.6) 119 (78.3) 35 (23.0)
>85 43 (8.9) 35 (81.4) 6 (14.0)
Surgical speciality General, breast and endocrine 188 (9.1) 158 (84.0) 48 (25.5)
Orthopaedics, trauma, plastic and spinal 145 (30.2) 115 (79.3) 37 (25.5)
Other 36 (7.5) 29 (80.6) 11 (30.6)
Gynaecology 35 (7.3) 29 (82.9) 15 (42.9)
Vascular 25 (5.2) 23 (92.0) 12 (48.0)
ENT 22 (4.6) 20 (90.9) 8 (36.6)
Thoracic 18 (3.7) 13 (72.2) 7 (38.9)
Ophthalmology 12 (2.5) 12 (100.0) 3 (25.0)
NCEPOD classification Immediate 5 (1.0) 4 (80.0) 1 (20.0)
Urgent 64 (13.3) 57 (89.1) 15 (23.4)
Expedited 32 (6.7) 24 (75.0) 13 (40.6)
Elective 379 (79.0) 314 (82.9) 113 (29.8)