Acute hypotension

Acute hypotension is a sudden, critical drop in systemic arterial blood pressure—typically characterized by a systolic blood pressure below 90 mm Hg or a mean arterial pressure under 65 mm Hg—that severely challenges the cardiovascular system

This state arises when abrupt decreases in cardiac output, intravascular volume, or systemic vascular resistance outpace the body’s normal neurohumoral and baroreflex compensatory mechanisms

This state arises when abrupt decreases in cardiac output, intravascular volume, or systemic vascular resistance outpace the body’s normal neurohumoral and baroreflex compensatory mechanisms It affects diverse patient populations across inpatient, surgical, and critical care settings, often secondary to severe hemorrhage, sepsis, anaphylaxis, acute myocardial dysfunction, or anesthesia Pathophysiologically, the precipitous decline in arterial driving pressure compromises microvascular perfusion,...

It affects diverse patient populations across inpatient, surgical, and critical care settings, often secondary to severe hemorrhage, sepsis, anaphylaxis, acute myocardial dysfunction, or anesthesia

It affects diverse patient populations across inpatient, surgical, and critical care settings, often secondary to severe hemorrhage, sepsis, anaphylaxis, acute myocardial dysfunction, or anesthesia

Pathophysiologically, the precipitous decline in arterial driving pressure compromises microvascular perfusion, placing vital organs at immediate risk of ischemia, hypoperfusion-induced end-organ damage, and circulatory collapse