A systematic review of risk factors for postinduction hypotension in surgical patients undergoing general anesthesia.

Clinical evidence has proved that postinduction hypotension (PIH) is very prevalent in surgical patients undergoing general anesthesia, and commonly develops within 20 min after the induction of general anesthesia. However, the risk factors for PIH are not clear till now, therefore, a systematic review of current evidence was conducted.PubMed, Embase, Cochrane library, and Web of Science were searched for articles published in English up to June...