National Trends in U.S. Emergency Department Visits for Chief Complaint of Hypertension (2006-15)

Hypertension is one of the most common chronic illnesses among adults in the United States. While poor hypertension control is a risk factor for many emergent conditions, asymptomatic hypertension is rarely an emergency. Despite this, patients may present to the emergency department (ED) with a chief complaint of hypertension, and there may be significant variability in the management of these patients. Our objective was to characterize national trends in ED visits for chief complaint of hypertension between 2006-2015.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - November 14, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Peter M. Mullins, Phillip D. Levy, Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi, Jesse M. Pines Source Type: research