The Outcomes of the Initial Misclassification of Undifferentiated Hypotension in the Emergency Department: A Prospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Managing shock, a life-threatening emergency, is challenging. The influence of the initial misclassification of undifferentiated hypotension (UH) in the emergency department (ED) on patients' outcomes remains uninvestigated. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the initial misclassification of UH in the ED affects patients' clinical outcomes. Materials and Methods: This prospective observational study enrolled 270 non-traumatic adult patients with UH who had visited the ED of National Taiwan University Hospital between July 2020 and January 2022. The patients were divided into same-diagnosis and different-diagnosis groups, depending on the consistency between the initial and final classifications of shock. The outcome was survival to discharge. The cli

SUBMITTER: Lin JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11396653 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature