Blood pressure management after acute spinal cord injury

Neurosurgery. 2002 Mar;50(3 Suppl):S58-62. doi: 10.1097/00006123-200203001-00012.

Abstract

Standards: There is insufficient evidence to support treatment standards.

Guidelines: There is insufficient evidence to support treatment guidelines.

Options: Hypotension (systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg) should be avoided if possible or corrected as soon as possible after acute spinal cord injury. Maintenance of mean arterial blood pressure at 85 to 90 mmHg for the first 7 days after acute spinal cord injury to improve spinal cord perfusion is recommended.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cervical Vertebrae
  • Critical Care / standards
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Humans
  • Hypotension / therapy*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / complications
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / therapy*
  • Spinal Cord Ischemia / prevention & control*