Hypertension and tachycardia induced by irreversible electroporation in pancreatic cancer: An analysis based on clinical data

Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (n = 78), median (range)

Characteristic	Data
Age, years	59 (43-78)
Sex, n
Male	46
Female	32
Location of pancreatic cancer, n
Head	52
Body/tail	26
Number of lesions	89
Number of irreversible electroporation procedures	96
Tumor size, mm	38 (28-50)
Past medical history, n
Cardiac	4
Vascular	4
Pulmonary	6
Diabetes	10
Smoking	13
Hypertension	6
Other	21

Table 2 Hemodynamic parameters and changes during irreversible electroporation, median (range)

Hemodynamic parameter	Data
Baseline SBP, mmHg	122 (98-163)
Baseline DBP, mmHg	85 (66-94)
Baseline HR, bpm	68 (56-78)
Intraoperative maximum SBP, mmHg	160 (87-263)
Intraoperative maximum DBP, mmHg	103 (78-128)
Intraoperative maximum HR, bpm	87 (60-145)
SBP > 180, mmHg	194 (180-263)
DBP > 100, mmHg	108 (100-128)
HR > 100 bpm	114 (100-145)
Distance to abdominal aorta, cm (hypertension)	1.4 ± 0.6
Distance to adrenal gland, cm (tachycardia)	0.9 ± 0.4

SBP: Systolic blood pressures; DBP: Diastolic blood pressures; HR: Heart rate; bpm: Beats per minute.