Don't ignore hypotension in the emergency department!

Another paper shows hypotension in the ED is an ominous sign. Nonsustained hypotension – even a single episode – was associated with an three-fold increase in mortality in adult patients presenting the ED with sepsis.
The significance of non-sustained hypotension in emergency department patients with sepsis
Intensive Care Med. 2009 Jul;35(7):1261-4

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