An audit for the inpatient management of patients with severe hypertension without acute end-organ damage at the Northern Sydney Local Health District.
Peter KolovosDominic A EstermanGrace LynchKatheryn PearsonUpeka NanayakkaraAmanda MatherPublished in: Internal medicine journal (2024)
Severe hypertension without acute end-organ damage is commonly encountered in inpatients. Despite this, there is a lack of international guidelines to manage this disorder. We conducted an audit to investigate the local practices within our health district. Current practices favour the use of rapidly acting antihypertensive drugs, which have been associated with iatrogenic injury.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- blood pressure
- drug induced
- liver failure
- mental health
- public health
- primary care
- respiratory failure
- south africa
- oxidative stress
- health information
- early onset
- aortic dissection
- health promotion
- hypertensive patients
- palliative care
- clinical practice
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- hepatitis b virus
- intensive care unit
- human health
- arterial hypertension