Permissive hypotension/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Permissive hypotension.

In trauma patients, a precisely titrated method of fluid replacement, using just enough fluid to raise the blood pressure enough to ensure oxygen perfusion of the brain, but not raising the blood pressure to normal, a level found to dislodge clots