An Assessment of the Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypertensive Crisis in Patients Who Visited the Emergency Outpatient Department (EOPD) at Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama, Oromia, Ethiopia: A 6-Month Prospective Study.
Abel Tezera AbebeYabets Tesfaye KebedeBekri Delil MohammedPublished in: International journal of hypertension (2024)
. Hypertensive crises are one of the most prevalent reasons for EOPD admission and are linked to significant consequences. At presentation, most of the study subjects were known hypertension patients. Diabetes mellitus was discovered to be a comorbid condition in one-quarter of them. Although more than half of the patients had improved, the death rate still remained high. Infrastructure and capacity building to provide hospitals with the requisite baseline investigations are among the government's recommendations. Health practitioners are expected to make improvements, such as by educating the public about the need for lifestyle changes and evaluating and managing any hypertension problems.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- blood pressure
- end stage renal disease
- public health
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- mental health
- emergency department
- newly diagnosed
- cardiovascular disease
- prognostic factors
- primary care
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- physical activity
- weight loss
- clinical practice
- adverse drug
- tertiary care
- human health