The dilemma of immediate preoperative hypertension: to treat and operate, or to postpone surgery?

Study Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and complications of immediate preoperative reduction of arterial blood pressure (BP) in patients with well-controlled hypertension but with diastolic blood pressure (DBP) between 110 and 130 mmHg on arrival at the operating room (OR).

Design: Prospective, randomized, large-sample study.

Setting: University-affiliated, 550-bed community hospital.