Squair JW, et al. - Researchers strived to determine whether spinal cord perfusion pressure (SCPP) as measured with a lumbar intrathecal catheter was a more predictive measure of neurologic outcome than the conventionally measured mean arterial pressure (MAP). The outcomes of this study revealed that following spinal cord injury, maintaining SCPP above 50 mm Hg was a strong predictor of improved neurologic recovery. This proposed that to guide the hemodynamic management of patients with acute spinal cord injury, SCPP [the difference between MAP and CSF pressure (CSFP)] could provide useful information.