Expert consensus on blood pressure management in critically ill patients

Hypotension is a common clinical manifestation of shock and the most frequently monitored measure in the intensive care unit (ICU).In addition, nearly 50 million people worldwide are diagnosed with sepsis every year, of which almost 2 million (3-4%) may develop secondary septic shock, with mortality exceeding 50%. [4]The incidence of cardiogenic shock is 10-20%, and the in-hospital mortality rate for cardiogenic shock related to myocardial infarction is in the range of 27-51%. [5]Hypovolemic shock accounts for 16% of all shock patients admitted to the ICU, mainly because of endogenous or exogenous blood volume loss, which can lead to hypoperfusion of tissues and organs, especially cardiac, cerebral, and renal hypoperfusion. [6]hus, it remains challenging to standardize arterial blood pressure monitoring and medication use in critically ill patients, control blood pressure within an ideal range, restore tissue and organ perfusion, correct microcirculation disorders, and reduce