The impact of post-intubation hypotension on length of stay and mortality in adult and geriatric patients: a cohort study.

Objective: To evaluate the association between standard post-intubation hypotension (< 90 mmHg) and in-hospital mortality. Secondary objectives were to evaluate the association of post-intubation hypotension and length of stay and to assess the impact of increasing post-intubation hypotension threshold to 110 mmHg on hospital length of stay and 48 h-mortality in patients aged ≥ 65 years.

Methods: Design and setting: A cohort of patients admitted in a level-1 trauma centre emergency department (ED) between November 2011 and July 2016.