any patient admitted for non-elective surgery

any patient undergoing cardiac surgery

any patient under 18 years of age

any patient older than 80 years of age

any patient with history of severe heart disease (CHF with significant limitations of activity due to sever symptoms, prior heart surgery, atrial fibrillation, etc.)

any patient with pre-operative hemodynamic instability (e.g. sepsis, chronic kidney disease, liver cirrhosis) who requires constant or intermittent administration of vasoactive or inotropic medication to support vital signs (BP)

any patient on vasoactive or inotrop medications in early pre-operative period (within 24 hours prior to the surgery)

any patient who does not speak English or not fluently

any patient with cognitive impairment or mentally incapacitation

any pregnant or breastfeeding females

any patient whose staff anesthesiologist planned to use a primary anesthetic other than Propofol

Analyzing the Relationship Between Speed Propofol is Given and Low Blood Pressure

What this study is about