Effect of Antihypertensive Treatment on Hypotension, Mortality and Length of Stay in Orthopedic Trauma and First Detected High Blood Pressure Adults in a Large Urban Hospital: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Trauma is a frequent cause of hospital admission in adults, and while arterial hypertension is common in the general population, reactive hypertension associated with trauma remains poorly studied from a therapeutic perspective. This retrospective cohort study aimed to estimate the impact of antihypertensive treatment on hypotension occurrence, in-hospital mortality, and length of stay in patients with musculoskeletal trauma. We analyzed data from a high-complexity center in Colombia between 2020 and 2024, including adults over 18 years with musculoskeletal trauma who had no previously known hypertension but presented two blood pressure readings >140/90 mm Hg during hospitalization. Patients were categorized into those receiving antihypertensive treatment versus no prescription. Primary ou

SUBMITTER: Atencia CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12856957 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature