Pressure Points: Navigating Intraoperative Hypotension Challenges

Low blood pressure during surgery is common in patients having non-cardiac surgery under general anesthesia. This can be secondary to many factors but has been linked to major postoperative complications such as renal failure to myocardial injury and even death. On today’s episode of Clinical Pearls, we have an expert in this field. Amy Yerdon, DNP, MNA, CRNA, CNE, is an Assistant Professor in the UAB School of Nursing and the BSN-DNP Nurse Anesthesia Assistant Program Director. 

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Clinical Pearls is a bi-weekly podcast from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing. Faculty and other health care leaders share their expertise and educational resources while discussing current topics.