Abstract
QUESTION: Does the active maintenance of arterial blood pressure after injury affect clinical outcomes in patients with thoracic and lumbar fractures? RECOMMENDATIONS: There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against the use of active maintenance of arterial blood pressure after thoracolumbar spinal cord injury. Grade of Recommendation: Grade Insufficient However, in light of published data from pooled (cervical and thoracolumbar) spinal cord injury patient populations, clinicians may choose to maintain mean arterial blood pressures >85 mm Hg in an attempt to improve neurological outcomes.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | E43-E45 |
Journal | Clinical Neurosurgery |
Volume | 84 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Hemodynamic management
- Mean arterial pressure
- Thoracolumbar spinal cord injury
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology