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Background: Pulmonary hypertension can increase risk of cardio-respiratory complications in surgeries. In this study, the incidence of cardio-respiratory complications in non-cardiac surgeries of patients with pulmonary hypertension was evaluated and compared to control group according to their kind of anesthesia. Methods: In a case-control study, 45 patients which were candidate for non-cardiac surgeries and suffered from pulmonary hypertension were compared to control group for kind of anesthesia, incidence of arrhythmia, needing vasopressor, needing care in intensive care unit (ICU), duration of hospitalization, and cardiac arrest. Findings: In study group, needing vasopressor, duration of hospitalization, needing care in ICU and mechanical ventilation, needing oxygen therapy after surgery, cardiac arrest and death were statistically more than control group. Kind of anesthesia did not affect incidence of these complications. Conclusion: Pulmonary hypertension increases the risk of cardiorespiratory complications and death in non-cardiac surgeries independent to the kind of anesthesia.