Hemodynamic Effects of Methamphetamine and General Anesthesia.

Keyvan M SafdariCurtis ConverseFanglong DongNickolas Alan MacDougallKevin HyerAlec RunyonHaley AhleringMark E Comunale
Published in: Anesthesiology research and practice (2022)
Patients who present to the operating room with a positive urine drug screen for amphetamines within 2 days of surgery are at increased risk of hemodynamic instability. Postponing surgery up to 7 days somewhat decreases this risk, but not to the levels of patients who do not use methamphetamines.