Intensified blood pressure control during hospital admission and on discharge: a systematic review and meta-analysis of retrospective cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Limited single-center studies suggest that intensified blood pressure (BP) control in patients with asymptomatic elevated BP during non-cardiac admissions may lead to worse outcomes. In this study, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis exploring the safety of intensified BP control vs. a more conservative approach in patients with asymptomatic elevated BP during non- cardiac admissions and at discharge, focusing on stroke, acute kidney injury (AKI), myocardial infarction (MI), and length of stay (LOS).

Methods

Four retrospective propensity score-matched cohort studies (n = 77,448) were included. The intensified BP control group (n = 38,724) received newly initiated, increased dose, intravenous (IV), or pro re nata (PRN) antihype

SUBMITTER: Kushnir Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12916387 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature