May Renal Resistive Index Be an Early Predictive Tool of Postoperative Complications in Major Surgery? Preliminary Results
Table 1
Population characteristics.
Age (years)
BMI (Kg/m2 body surface area)
ASA 3-4 ()
102 (49.76%)
Smoking ()
98 (47.80%)
Diabetes ()
26 (12.68%)
Hypertension ()
100 (48.78%)
COPD ()
43 (20.98%)
Myocardiopathy ()
94 (45.85%)
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)
0.855 (0.44–2.0)
EF (%)*
EDV (mL)*
154 (55–180)
Urine albumin ()
16 (7.80%)
Systolic arterial pressure (SAP) mmH
Diastolic arterial pressure (DAP) mmH
Mean arterial pressure (MAP) mmH
Heart Rate
Haematocrit (%)
Only 96 patients underwent preoperative echocardiogram. Blood pressure and heart rate were recorded when patient arrived in operative room before any drug administration. BMI: Body Mass Index; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; EF: ejection fraction; EDV: end-diastolic volume.