In-hospital mortality and length of stay of patients with hypertensive crisis treated at public hospitals in Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Hypertensive crisis poses substantial cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to assess in-hospital mortality, length of stay (LOS), and their predictors among patients with hypertensive crisis treated at public hospitals in Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia. An institutional-based retrospective cohort study was conducted from October 1 to 31, 2022. The medical records of 328 patients with hypertensive crisis treated at two public hospitals between September 1, 2017 and August 31, 2022 were reviewed. Cox proportional hazards regression and negative binomial regression were used to identify predictors of in-hospital mortality and LOS, respectively. The in-hospital mortality rate of patients with hypertensive crisis was 18.94 (95% confidence interval (CI): 12.08-29.70)

SUBMITTER: Degefu N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10560970 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature