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From: Re-thinking resuscitation: leaving blood pressure cosmetics behind and moving forward to permissive hypotension and a tissue perfusion-based approach

Figure 1

Hydrostatic pressures in circulation. Microcirculation pressure is indicated by shaded area. Values shown to the left and right indicate arterial and venous portions of circulation, respectively. Unlabeled solid curve in both frames represents a normal pressure profile. Left panel: curve A represents maximal arteriolar constriction, and curve B represents arteriolar dilation. Right panel: curves A and B represent decreasing arterial and increasing venous pressures, respectively. Reprinted with permission from the American Physiological Society [21].

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