Development and validation of a prognostic model for postoperative hypotension in patients receiving epidural analgesia

Background and Aims: Postoperative hypotension is common in adults receiving epidural analgesia. Although risk factors have been reported in the literature, prognostic models have not been developed or validated. We aimed to develop and validate a multivariable, prognostic model for postoperative hy...

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Main Authors: Carlos E. Guerra-Londono, Erika Taco Vasquez, Efrain Riveros, Ehsan Noori, David Greiver, Srikanth Pillai, Theodore Schiff, James Soetedjo, Maylyn Wu, Jaime Garzon Serrano
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-04-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/joacp.joacp_88_24
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author Carlos E. Guerra-Londono
Erika Taco Vasquez
Efrain Riveros
Ehsan Noori
David Greiver
Srikanth Pillai
Theodore Schiff
James Soetedjo
Maylyn Wu
Jaime Garzon Serrano
author_facet Carlos E. Guerra-Londono
Erika Taco Vasquez
Efrain Riveros
Ehsan Noori
David Greiver
Srikanth Pillai
Theodore Schiff
James Soetedjo
Maylyn Wu
Jaime Garzon Serrano
author_sort Carlos E. Guerra-Londono
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description Background and Aims: Postoperative hypotension is common in adults receiving epidural analgesia. Although risk factors have been reported in the literature, prognostic models have not been developed or validated. We aimed to develop and validate a multivariable, prognostic model for postoperative hypotension in patients receiving epidural analgesia. Material and Methods: We retrieved retrospective cohort data of adults undergoing abdominal or thoracic surgery at five hospitals between 2014 and 2023 who received epidural analgesia for at least 24 hours after surgery. A systematic literature search helped define a priori candidate exposures. The primary outcome was postoperative hypotension during the first 72 hours after surgery. Multiple logistic regression was performed to evaluate a multivariable model. Exposures identified as statistically significant were used for logistic regression, linear discriminant analysis, and decision-tree model of random forest. Classification error was used to compare models, and variable importance was used for random forest analysis. Results: In total, 829 participants were included. The incidence of postoperative hypotension was 38.8%. Multivariable analysis identified the following independent prognostic factors: male sex, white race, body mass index, intraoperative hypotension, use of arterial line, bupivacaine concentration of 0.125% (vs. lower concentrations), and anesthesia duration. The error misclassification rate was 67% for multiple logistic regression, 27% for linear discriminant analysis, and 33.4% for random forest model. Conclusion: Using retrospective cohort data, a prognostic model of hypotension produced the best performance results using linear discriminant analysis, with an error misclassification rate of 27%. Further studies are required to perform model optimization for future clinical use.
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spelling doaj-art-7f67658507a1417c8cecff4d979ee84f2025-08-20T02:09:22ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology0970-91852231-27302025-04-0141228629110.4103/joacp.joacp_88_24Development and validation of a prognostic model for postoperative hypotension in patients receiving epidural analgesiaCarlos E. Guerra-LondonoErika Taco VasquezEfrain RiverosEhsan NooriDavid GreiverSrikanth PillaiTheodore SchiffJames SoetedjoMaylyn WuJaime Garzon SerranoBackground and Aims: Postoperative hypotension is common in adults receiving epidural analgesia. Although risk factors have been reported in the literature, prognostic models have not been developed or validated. We aimed to develop and validate a multivariable, prognostic model for postoperative hypotension in patients receiving epidural analgesia. Material and Methods: We retrieved retrospective cohort data of adults undergoing abdominal or thoracic surgery at five hospitals between 2014 and 2023 who received epidural analgesia for at least 24 hours after surgery. A systematic literature search helped define a priori candidate exposures. The primary outcome was postoperative hypotension during the first 72 hours after surgery. Multiple logistic regression was performed to evaluate a multivariable model. Exposures identified as statistically significant were used for logistic regression, linear discriminant analysis, and decision-tree model of random forest. Classification error was used to compare models, and variable importance was used for random forest analysis. Results: In total, 829 participants were included. The incidence of postoperative hypotension was 38.8%. Multivariable analysis identified the following independent prognostic factors: male sex, white race, body mass index, intraoperative hypotension, use of arterial line, bupivacaine concentration of 0.125% (vs. lower concentrations), and anesthesia duration. The error misclassification rate was 67% for multiple logistic regression, 27% for linear discriminant analysis, and 33.4% for random forest model. Conclusion: Using retrospective cohort data, a prognostic model of hypotension produced the best performance results using linear discriminant analysis, with an error misclassification rate of 27%. Further studies are required to perform model optimization for future clinical use.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/joacp.joacp_88_24epidural analgesiahypotensionprognostic modelsurgery
spellingShingle Carlos E. Guerra-Londono
Erika Taco Vasquez
Efrain Riveros
Ehsan Noori
David Greiver
Srikanth Pillai
Theodore Schiff
James Soetedjo
Maylyn Wu
Jaime Garzon Serrano
Development and validation of a prognostic model for postoperative hypotension in patients receiving epidural analgesia
Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
epidural analgesia
hypotension
prognostic model
surgery
title Development and validation of a prognostic model for postoperative hypotension in patients receiving epidural analgesia
title_full Development and validation of a prognostic model for postoperative hypotension in patients receiving epidural analgesia
title_fullStr Development and validation of a prognostic model for postoperative hypotension in patients receiving epidural analgesia
title_full_unstemmed Development and validation of a prognostic model for postoperative hypotension in patients receiving epidural analgesia
title_short Development and validation of a prognostic model for postoperative hypotension in patients receiving epidural analgesia
title_sort development and validation of a prognostic model for postoperative hypotension in patients receiving epidural analgesia
topic epidural analgesia
hypotension
prognostic model
surgery
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/joacp.joacp_88_24
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