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ArticleJournal of clinical monitoring and computing2025

Haemodynamic monitoring and management during non-cardiac surgery: a survey among German anaesthesiologists.

Benjamin Vojnar, Patrick Achenbach, Moritz Flick, Daniel Reuter, Michael Sander, Bernd Saugel, Ann-Kristin Schubert, Christine Gaik

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Benjamin VojnarDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Campus Marburg and Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany. vojnar@med.uni-marburg.de.ORCID 0009-0003-2025-4120
Patrick AchenbachDepartment of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Klinikum Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany.
Moritz FlickDepartment of Anesthesiology, Center of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Daniel ReuterDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
Michael SanderDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Justus Liebig University Giessen University Hospital Giessen, UKGM, Giessen, Germany.
Bernd SaugelDepartment of Anesthesiology, Center of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Ann-Kristin SchubertDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Campus Marburg and Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Christine GaikDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Campus Marburg and Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1872-6558

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Abstract

In 2023, the first German guideline on intraoperative haemodynamic monitoring and management for adults having non-cardiac surgery was published. The aim of this survey was to identify how anaesthetists in Germany managed intraoperative haemodynamics and blood pressure before its publication. In September to October 2023, members of the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI) were invited via email to participate in this anonymous online survey. Thirty-one questions covered demographics, clinical experience, approaches to perioperative blood pressure measurement and common thresholds, as well as the use of advanced haemodynamic monitoring and its potential therapeutic implications. 1,079 fully completed questionnaires were included in the analysis. When intermittent oscillometry was used to measure blood pressure, a 3-minute interval was usually applied during induction of anaesthesia (42%; 451/1,079). For invasive blood pressure monitoring, more than half (53%; 574/1,079) inserted an arterial line after induction of anaesthesia. Nearly all (94%; 1,012/1,079) focused on the mean arterial pressure for blood pressure monitoring, with a large majority (77%; 779/1012) considering values below 60-65 mmHg to be critically low. Intraoperative hypotension was managed based on an internal protocol by only 21% (223/1,079). Regarding advanced haemodynamic monitoring, 43% (459/1,079) frequently used pulse contour analysis, while 67% (721/1,079) reported that monitors with finger-cuff technology were not available in their department. 47% (504/1,079) cited a lack of experience as one of the main reasons for the infrequent use of cardiac output monitoring. This survey among DGAI members provides important insights into current practices of haemodynamic monitoring and management prior to the publication of the recent German guideline on 'Intraoperative haemodynamic monitoring and management of adults having non-cardiac surgery'.

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AnesthesiologistsAnesthesiologyHemodynamic MonitoringHemodynamicsMonitoring, IntraoperativeSurgical Procedures, OperativeAdultAnesthesiaBlood PressureBlood Pressure DeterminationFemaleGermanyHumansHypotensionMalePractice Guidelines as TopicAdvanced haemodynamic monitoringBlood pressure measurementHypotensionPerioperative medicine

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PMCPMC12474607

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