Ten concerns about blood pressure measurement and targets in paediatric sepsis

Lyttle, Mark D.; Marlais, Matko; Lyttle, Mark; Inwald, David

Abstract

Current paediatric sepsis guidelines suggest that resuscitation is titrated against clinical markers of hypovolaemia and end organ perfusion [1], including blood pressure (BP), heart rate and capillary refill time (CRT). BP is used both as a defining feature of shock and as a target for therapy. This paper will focus on the measurement of BP, the definition of hypotension and on the target BP for therapy in children with sepsis.

Citation

Lyttle, M. D., Marlais, M., Lyttle, M., & Inwald, D. (2017). Ten concerns about blood pressure measurement and targets in paediatric sepsis. Intensive Care Medicine, 43(3), 433-435. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4642-7

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 1, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Dec 18, 2016
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2017
• Deposit Date: May 4, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 31, 2018
• Journal: Intensive Care Medicine
• Print ISSN: 0342-4642
• Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
• Publisher: Springer (part of Springer Nature)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 43
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 433-435
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4642-7
• Keywords: blood pressure, children, hypotension
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/913198
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4642-7
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Marlais, M., Lyttle, M. and Inwald, D. (2016) Ten concerns about blood pressure measurement and targets in paediatric sepsis. Intensive care medicine, 43 (3). pp. 433-435. ISSN 0342-4642 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/31728, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4642-7. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.