Abstract: Objective To explore ultrasonic measurement of corrected flow time (FTc) in the common carotid artery before anesthesia induction for predicting hypotension after anesthesia induction. Methods A total of 110 patients who were scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia were enrolled. Before anesthesia induction, their FTc in the common carotid artery was measured by ultrasonography. After anesthesia induction, their hemodynamic indicators were recorded and the presence of hypotension and the degree of reduction were observed. According to the presence of hypotension after induction, the patients were divided into two groups: a hypotensive group (n=44) and a non‑hypotensive group (n=56). A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to calculate the area under the curve (AUC), while the sensitivity and specificity of FTc to predict post‑induction hypotension was analyzed. The optimal cut‑off value was predicted, and the Yordon index was calculated. The grey area method was used to determine the measurement of the common carotid artery. The Pearson correlation was used to determine the correlation between FTc in the common carotid artery before anesthesia and the percentage of mean arterial pressure (MAP) decrease from baseline value after anesthesia induction. Multifactor logistic regression analysis was conducted to analyze the influencing factors of hypotension after anesthesia induction. Results After anesthesia induction, the FTc value was (320±15) ms for the hypotensive group, and (345±20) ms for the non‑hypotensive group. The AUC of FTc was 0.833 [[95% confidence interval (CI) 0.766, 0.920], P<0.05], while the optimal cutoff value was 335.83 ms, with a sensitivity of 88.64% and a specificity of 76.79%, and the Yordan index was 0.654. The grey zone for FTc in the common carotid artery ranged from 315 ms to 337 ms, including 20 patients. There was a moderate negative correlation between FTc in the common carotid artery before anesthesia and the percentage of MAP decrease from baseline value after anesthesia induction (r=−0.593, P<0.001). FTc in the common carotid artery and basal SBP were independent predictors of hypotension after anesthesia induction, and their adjusted odds ratios were 0.902 [95%CI (0.864,0.942), P<0.001] and 1.142 [95%CI (1.059,1.230), P<0.001], respectively. Conclusion Ultrasonic measurement of FTc in the common carotid artery before anesthesia induction can well predict hypotension after anesthesia induction.
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