Frailty and blood pressure drop during spinal anesthesia in older adults
This study looks at how frailty affects blood pressure changes when older adults receive spinal anesthesia for surgery. It may help doctors predict and manage blood pressure drops better in frail patients.
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Who can take part
- You are 65 years old or older.
- You are scheduled for non-emergency surgery using spinal anesthesia (numbing medicine injected into your back).
- You are generally healthy or have mild to moderate health conditions (classified as ASA I, II, or III by your anesthesiologist).
- You do not have an irregular heartbeat, severe heart failure, or a history of stroke or other brain blood vessel disease.
- You have no medical reason that would make spinal anesthesia unsafe for you.
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