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Table 1 Predetermined safety limits during head-up tilt

From: Early mobilisation by head-up tilt with stepping versus standard care after severe traumatic brain injury – Protocol for a randomised clinical feasibility trial

Absolute

Systolic/Diastolic BP

>80/50 mm Hg

CPP

>50 mm Hg

HR

<180 bpm

ICP

<25 mm Hg

Relative

Permitted decrease from baseline systolic/diastolic BP

<30/15 mm Hg

Permitted increase in HR from baseline

<30 bpm

  1. Abbreviations: BP blood pressure, CPP cerebral perfusion pressure, HR heart rate, ICP intracranial pressure