High versus low blood pressure target in patients with septic shock

High versus low blood pressure target in patients with septic shock. New Eng J Med 2014; 370:1583-93.

Asfar, P., et al.

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1312173

The Surviving Sepsis Campaign recommends targeting a mean arterial pressure of at least 65 mm Hg during initial resuscitation of patients with septic shock. However, whether this blood-pressure target is more or less effective than a higher target is unknown.