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SSC 2026 — Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2026

Society of Critical Care Medicine / European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, 2026

For adults aged 65 years and older with septic shock, suggest a mean arterial pressure target of 60-65 mmHg over a higher target. This is a specific recommendation for age ≥65 years, not a general statement about 'older' or 'frail' patients.

Conditional recommendationLow certainty

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Disease Reference

Septic Shock

The subset of sepsis with profound circulatory and cellular/metabolic abnormality — clinically identified by a vasopressor requirement to maintain MAP ≥ 65 mmHg plus lactate > 2 mmol/L despite adequate fluid resuscitation.

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