Alexander Jackson, MBChB
HONOLULU—A pilot study born of a U.K.-based research program has found that data from the early postoperative period can predict the need for subsequent postoperative hemodynamic support in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery. Specifically, the investigation found that a threshold hypotension prediction index (HPI) of 50 outperformed mean arterial pressure (MAP) less than 65 mm Hg for this purpose, with greater sensitivity to hemodynamic