Impact of diabetic mellitus and cardiac autonomic neuropathy cooccurrence on postinduction hypotension incidence in old patients who underwent general anesthesia

PIH incidence tended to be higher in old patients with DM and CAN than in those without CAN; however, the difference was not statistically significant. Furthermore, no significant differences were observed between these two groups of patients in using a vasopressor/inotropic drug or having intraoperative complications. However, the blood pressure trend showed more lability during induction and intubation in those with CAN. These findings could help develop new strategies to treat DM, CAN, and PIH.