Publications by authors named "Katerina Bouzia"
Purpose: Although the relationship between preoperative risk factors and outcomes has been extensively studied, the effect of intraoperative hemodynamic changes in a patient's postoperative course has been less well defined.
Methods: We designed a prospective observational study to assess the impact of several variables, and especially hypotension, on postoperative outcome. Patients considered eligible for the study, all more than 18 years old, were mentally stable patients scheduled for major abdominal surgery with an expected duration of more than 2 h.