title: Blood pressure management after acute spinal cord injury.
abstract: There is insufficient evidence to support treatment standards.
  
  
  
  There is insufficient evidence to support treatment guidelines.
  
  
  
  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.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Hadley
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Grabb
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Oyesiku
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Przybylski
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Resnick
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Ryken
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D020760:Spinal Cord Ischemia / Q000517:prevention & control*