San Diego—A study has shown no relationship between intraoperative hypotension and postoperative renal injury in infants and children undergoing noncardiac surgery.
The findings, the researchers said, stand in stark contrast to adult data, and demonstrate that clinicians should not be overly concerned with avoiding short periods of hypotension with respect to preventing intraoperative renal injury in pediatric patients.
“In adults, we know that hypotension is strongly associated with