Observational studyThe American journal of cardiology2015
Incidence of Hypertension-Related Emergency Department Visits in the United States, 2006 to 2012.
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- Pre-stroke emergency department utilization in the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi (BASIC) project.The American journal of emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Adaptation of J-SPEED for the emergency department of a regional hospital in the Republic of Uzbekistan: retrospective analysis.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Guidance for Prescribing Oral Antihypertensive Medications in the Emergency Department.Current hypertension reports · 2025Review
- Emergency Department Blood Pressure Treatment and Outcomes in Adults Presenting with Severe Hypertension.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Antihypertensive prescription is associated with improved 30-day outcomes for discharged hypertensive emergency department patients.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2024Article
- Slow on the Draw-ED Management of Elevated BP in Older Adults.Current hypertension reports · 2024Review
- Stage B Heart Failure Is Ubiquitous in Emergency Patients with Asymptomatic Hypertension.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2024Observational
- Clinical utility of routine investigations and risk factors of end-organ damage in asymptomatic severe hypertension.Internal and emergency medicine · 2023Article
- Hypertension in an Emergency Department Population in Moshi, Tanzania; A Qualitative Study of Barriers to Hypertension Control.PloS one · 2023Article
- Blood Pressure Assessment and Treatment in the Observation Unit.Current hypertension reports · 2022Review
- Emergency Department Management of Hypertension in the Context of COVID-19.Current hypertension reports · 2022Review
- Review of Referrals Sent to the Emergency Department for Management of Hypertension.Cardiology research · 2021Article
- Targeting of uncontrolled hypertension in the emergency department (TOUCHED): Design of a randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2021Article
- High blood pressure readings on in-store machines: a qualitative study of the perspective of pharmacy staff.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2021Article
- Hypertension Management in Emergency Departments.American journal of hypertension · 2020Review
- Patient classification based on volume and case-mix in the emergency department and their association with performance.Health care management science · 2020Article
- Association of Elevated Blood Pressure in the Emergency Department With Chronically Elevated Blood Pressure.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020Article
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Abstract
Hypertension is a common chronic condition, but the burden of emergency department (ED) visits due to hypertension and associated patient and hospital characteristics are not well described. The goals of this study were to (1) establish the burden of hypertension-related ED visits, estimated by the total number, proportion of adult visits, and population-based rate, (2) evaluate for change over time, and (3) identify associated patient and hospital characteristics. The Nationwide Emergency Department Sample from 2006 to 2012 was used to identify hypertension-related ED visits (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes 401 to 405, inclusive, and 437.2), and this was linked to US Census Bureau July population estimates to determine population-based rates for each study year. Negative binomial regression was performed to determine whether rates of hypertension-related ED visits changed over time. A total of 165,946,807 hypertension-related ED visits occurred during the 7-year study period (23.6% of all adult ED visits), and hypertension was the primary diagnosis for 6,399,088 (0.9% of all adult ED visits). The estimated yearly incidence rate increased 5.2% per year (incident rate ratio, 1.052; 95% confidence interval, 1.044 to 1.061; p <0.001) for hypertension-related visits and 4.4% per year (incidence rate ratio, 1.044; 95% confidence interval, 1.038 to 1.051; p <0.001) for ED visits with a primary diagnosis of hypertension. Over the same time, the proportion hospitalized decreased and the proportion of visits increased at safety net hospitals and among uninsured patients. In conclusion, these data indicate that hypertension-related ED visits are common and increasing.
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