Intraoperative hypotension and postoperative outcomes. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2023; 131: 823–831

Editor—We read with great interest the meta-analysis by D'Amico and colleagues 1 D’Amico F. Fominskiy E.V. Turi S. et al. Intraoperative hypotension and postoperative outcomes: a meta-analysis of randomised trials. Br J Anaesth. 2023; 131: 823-831 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (4) Google Scholar regarding the potential difference in impact between intraoperative ‘permissive’ and ‘targeted’ arterial blood pressure management on postoperative morbidity and mortality. 1 D’Amico F. Fominskiy E.V. Turi S. et al. Intraoperative hypotension and postoperative outcomes: a meta-analysis of randomised trials. Br J Anaesth. 2023; 131: 823-831 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (4) Google Scholar Their meta-analysis was challenging to design, and we would like to elaborate on some choices that the authors had to make to conduct such a study.