Better haemodynamic stability under xenon anaesthesia than under isoflurane anaesthesia during partial nephrectomy – a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial

Renal dysfunction following intraoperative arterial hypotension is mainly caused by an insufficient renal blood flow. It is associated with higher mortality and morbidity rates. We hypothesised that the intraoperative haemodynamics are more stable during xenon anaesthesia than during isoflurane anaesthesia in patients undergoing partial nephrectomy.