Adherence to the 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pediatric Hypertension in Safety-Net Clinics.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the diagnosis and management of pediatric hypertension (PHTN) categorizes a greater proportion of children with elevated blood pressure and PHTN, yet several barriers to CPG adherence have been noted.

Objective

To assess adherence to the 2017 CPG for the diagnosis and management of PHTN and use of a clinical decision support (CDS) tool to calculate blood pressure percentiles.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used electronic health record-extracted data from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2019, among patients visiting 1 of 74 federally qualified health centers in AllianceChicago, a national Health Center Controlled Network. Children and adolescents (aged 3-17 years; hereinafter refe

SUBMITTER: Carroll AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10105315 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature