Circadian Blood Pressure Variations Computed From 1.7 Million Measurements in an Acute Hospital Setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knowledge of the circadian blood pressure (BP) variations in the acute hospital setting is very limited.

Methods

This is a retrospective analysis of BP data for in-hospital patients stratified by age and sex. We used data collected with the help of a standardized electronic health record system between March 2014 and April 2018 on the adult general wards in 4 acute hospitals in Oxford, UK.

Results

A total of 41,455 unique patient admissions with 1.7 million sets of vital-sign measurements have been included in the study. The typical 24-hour systolic BP profile (dipping pattern during sleep followed by a gradual increase during the day) was only seen in the younger age groups (up to 40-49 for men and 30-39 for women). For older age groups, there was a late n

SUBMITTER: Mahdi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7427624 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature