Methods for decreasing injuries associated with intraoperative hypotension
AssigneeThe United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
InventorGuy Weinberg
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Abstract
The present disclosures provides methods for decreasing injuries associated with intraoperative hypotension by intravenously administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a fat emulsion, following a period of intraoperative hypotension and after the subject's mean arterial blood pressure has recovered. The disclosure also provides methods for preventing injuries associated with intraoperative hypotension, particularly for surgical candidates that have an increased risk for intraoperative hypotension. Non-limiting examples of injuries contemplated herein include myocardial injury, myocardial infarction, and acute kidney injury.
Claims4
A method for decreasing postoperative myocardial infarction in a subject following intraoperative hypotension,
- the method comprising intravenously administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a fat emulsion after the subject's mean arterial pressure (MAP) is recovered to greater than or equal to 66 mmHg,
- wherein administration of the therapeutically effective amount of the fat emulsion results in at least a 10% decrease in a postoperative myocardial infarction as compared to a control group that did not receive the fat emulsion.
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