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mean systemic arterial pressure (MAP)

systolic blood pressure + (2 X diastolic blood pressure)/ 3 Normal range: 70-100 mm Hg * mean arterial blood pressure of >= 50 mm Hg may be needed to maintain consciousness [2] * target mean arterial blood pressure of 80-85 mm Hg to prevent need for renal replacement therapy in patients with chronic hypertension in septic shock [3,4,5]

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hemodynamic monitoring

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systemic arterial pressure (SAP)

References

  1. Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 28th ed, Ewald & McKenzie (eds), Little, Brown & Co, Boston, 1995, pg 577
  2. Peberdy MA et al. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults and children with mechanical circulatory support: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2017 Jun 13; 135:e1115 PMID: 28533303
  3. Asfar P, Meziani F, Hamel JF et al High versus low blood-pressure target in patients with septic shock. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1583-93. PMID: 24635770 https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1312173
  4. ProCESS Investigators; Yealy DM, Kellum JA, Huang DT et al A randomized trial of protocol-based care for early septic shock.. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1683-93 PMID: 24635773 PMCID: PMC4101700 Free PMC article https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1401602
  5. Kellum JA, Chawla LS, Keener C et al The Effects of Alternative Resuscitation Strategies on Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Septic Shock. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Feb 1;193(3):281-7. PMID: 26398704 PMCID: PMC4803059 Free PMC article