Clinical treatment outcomes of hypertensive emergency patients: Results from the hypertension registry program in Northeastern Thailand.

ABSTRACT: Hypertensive emergency care is a challenge in clinical practices due to vital organ complications that may lead to unfavorable outcomes if left untreated. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence, clinical characters, treatment, and outcomes of hypertensive emergency patients. A retrospective cohort study was conducted at a university hospital in Northeast Thailand from January 2016 to December 2019. Hypertensive crises patients were consecutively registered to the Hypertension Registry Program. There were 263 674 patients who were admitted to the ER, 60,755 of whom had BP ≥ 140/90 mm Hg and 1,342 of whom were diagnosed with a hypertensive emergency (127 per 100 000 patient-year). The mean age was 66 years old, and 52.1% of the registered patients were men. The most co

SUBMITTER: Kotruchin P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8029559 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature