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What Causes Low Blood Pressure After Surgery?

Published Aug,30 2017 | By Catherine Schaffer

The first couple of hours following surgery is a critical time period. As a person begins to recover from anesthesia and surgery, changes in blood pressure are common. Blood pressure -- the outward force exerted by blood against the walls of blood vessels -- may be either higher or lower than normal.

Catherine Schaffer has been writing since 1990. Her articles have appeared in many medical journals and textbooks. Schaffer holds a Bachelor of Science from Baylor College of Medicine and a physician assistant certificate. She has written health and nutrition articles for various websites and teaches movement and nutrition to help women overcome chronic diseases and obesity.