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Given that perfusion pressure in sepsis is heterogeneous among patients and within the same patient; we evaluated the impact of individualized hemodynamic management via the transcranial Doppler (TCD) pulsatility index (PI) on mortality and outcomes among sepsis-induced encephalopathy (SIE) patients.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n In this prospective, single-center randomized controlled study, 112 patients with SIE were randomly assigned. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) and norepinephrine (NE) titration were guided via the TCD pulsatility index to achieve a pulsatility index\u2009<\u20091.3 in Grou\n p<\/jats:italic>\n I, whereas the SSC guidelines were used in Grou\n p<\/jats:italic>\n II to achieve a MA\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009\u2265\u200965\u00a0mmHg. The primary outcome was intensive care unit (ICU) mortality and the secondary outcomes were; MA\n P<\/jats:italic>\n that was measured invasively and values were recorded; daily in the morning, at the end of NE infusion and the end of ICU stay, duration of ICU stay, cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score, norepinephrine titration and Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score at discharge.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n ICU mortality percentage wasn`t significantly different between the two groups (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n value 0.174). There was a\u00a0significant increase in the MA\n P<\/jats:italic>\n at the end of norepinephrine infusion (mean value of 69.54\u2009\u00b1\u200910.42 and\n p<\/jats:italic>\n value 0.002) and in the GCS score at ICU discharge (Median value of 15 and\n p<\/jats:italic>\n value 0.014) in the TCD group, and episodes of cerebral hypoperfusion with CP\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u200960\u00a0mmHg, were significantly lower in the TCD grou\n p<\/jats:italic>\n (median value of 2 and\n p<\/jats:italic>\n value 0.018). Heart rate values, number of episodes of tachycardia or bradycardia, Total norepinephrine dosing, duration of norepinephrine infusion, SOFA score, serum lactate levels, and ICU stay duration weren`t significantly different between the two groups.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Individualizing hemodynamic management via the TCD pulsatility index in SIE patients was not associated with significant mortality reduction. 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