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Table 3 Duration of intraoperative systolic hypotension. Data was available for 461 cases. Values are number (proportion). Drop defined from pre-induction systolic blood pressure

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

Drop in systolic blood pressure <10 min 10–20 min >20 min Total
0–20.0 % 54 (11.37 %) 7 (1.5 %) 5 (1.0 %) 66 (13.8 %)
20.1–40.0 % 82 (17.1 %) 57 (11.9 %) 68 (14.2 %) 207 (43.1 %)
>40.1 % 60 (12.5 %) 60 (12.5 %) 68 (14.2 %) 188 (39.2 %)
Total 196 (40.8 %) 124 (25.8 %) 141 (29.4 %) 461