Factors to consider during anesthesia in patients undergoing preemptive kidney transplantation: a propensity-score matched analysis

Table 2 Intraoperative outcomes

	Nonpreemptive	Preemptive	p value
	(n = 388)	(n = 153)	p value
Primary outcome
AUT (< MAP 70 mmHg)^a	14.5 ± 37.7	29.7 ± 61.0	0.002
Secondary outcomes
Inotropic use, n (%)	54 (13.9)	43 (28.1)	< 0.001
Vasopressor use, n (%)	7 (1.8)	15 (9.8)	< 0.001
Red blood cell transfusion, n (%)	18 (4.6)	17 (11.1)	0.007
Total volume of crystalloid, L	3.1 (2.5, 3.6)	3.1 (2.6, 3.7)	0.127
Total volume of synthetic colloid, L	0.2 (0, 0.5)	0.2 (0, 0.5)	0.675
Initial blood gas analysis^b
Base excess, mmol/L	0.6 (-1.9, 2.9)	-7.4 (-10.1, -4.9)	< 0.001
Serum bicarbonate, mmol/L	24.7 (22.5, 26.7)	18.1 (16.1, 19.9)	< 0.001
Serum sodium level, mmol/L	136 (134, 138)	137 (135, 139)	< 0.001
Serum potassium level, mmol/L	4.1 (3.6, 4.6)	4.1 (3.8, 4.6)	0.673
Serum calcium level, mg/dL	1.0 (1.0, 1.1)	1.0 (1.0, 1.1)	0.914
Sodium bicarbonate use, mEq	0 (0, 0)	0 (0, 0)	0.009

^aAUT (< MAP 70 mmHg), area under the threshold, with a threshold set at a mean arterial blood pressure below 70 mmHg
^bBlood gas analysis was carried out immediately after induction

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