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. 2022 Oct 10;12(10):e067117. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067117

Table 2.

Secondary cerebral injury definitions

Definition
Hypoxemia Oxygen saturation<90% for ≥ 5 min on pulse oxymetry
Hypotension Systolic blood pressure<90 mm Hg for≥5 min
Intracranial hypertension Intracranial pressure>25 mm Hg for≥5 min
Brain tissue hypoxia Brain tissue oxygen tension(PbtO2)< 15 mm Hg for≥5 min or
Brain tissue oxygen saturation(SbtO2)> 20% below baseline for≥5 min or
SbtO2<60% for ≥ 5 min