As-Needed Blood Pressure Medication and Adverse Outcomes in VA Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Asymptomatic blood pressure (BP) elevations in the hospital are commonly treated with as-needed BP medications, including recurring as-needed and 1-time administration. Veterans represent a population at risk of ischemic events from rapid lowering of BP, but the impact of as-needed BP medication use in this population is unknown.

Objective

To assess the risks of acute kidney injury (AKI) and other outcomes from as-needed BP medication administration in a hospitalized veteran cohort.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study using target trial emulation and propensity score matching included adult veterans, who were hospitalized 3 or more days in Veterans Administration hospitals between October 1, 2015, and September 30, 2020. Partic

SUBMITTER: Canales MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11589853 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature