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ReviewCureus2018

Management of Orthostatic Hypotension: A Literature Review.

Asad Ali, Nouman Safdar Ali, Neha Waqas, Chandur Bhan, Waleed Iftikhar, Fnu Sapna, Fnu Jitidhar, Abbas M Cheema, Malik Qistas Ahmad, Usama Nasir and 3 more

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Review in Cureus, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Asad AliMedicine, CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, PAK.
Nouman Safdar AliMedicine, Jinnah Hospital/Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, PAK.
Neha WaqasSurgery, Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Medical & Dental College, Broken Bow, PAK.
Chandur BhanInternal Medicine, Chandka Medical College Hospital, Larkana, PAK.
Waleed IftikharInternal Medicine, CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, PAK.
Fnu SapnaInternal Medicine, Burhani Hospital, Karachi, PAK.
Fnu JitidharInternal Medicine, Orthopedic and Medical Institute, Karachi, PAK.
Abbas M CheemaInternal Medicine, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Malik Qistas AhmadHematology-Oncology, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, USA.
Usama NasirMedicine, CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, PAK.
Shahzad Ahmed SamiInternal Medicine, CMH Medical and Dental College, Lahore, PAK.
Annum ZulfiqarInternal Medicine, Sheikh Zayed Medical College/Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Asma AhmedFatima Jinnah Medical University, Punjab, PAK.
CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry · PKCombined Military Hospital · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the older population, especially the hospitalized patients who are prone to dehydration and hypovolemia, orthostatic hypotension (OH) presents as a debilitating disease. How different pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions affect the incapacitating symptoms (falls and episodes of syncope), morbidity, and mortality related to OH has become a topic of debate. OH can predispose to ischemic heart disease (IHD). A non-pharmacological approach consisting of mobilization, early lifestyle changes, and therapeutic maneuvers is the first choice in the management of these patients. Individuals with persistent symptoms require pharmaceutical therapy to increase blood volume and peripheral vascular resistance. This article summarizes the management of OH that is vital to cope with the needs of the growing geriatric populations.

Indexed as

baroreceptorsblood pressurecardiologycerebrovasculargeriatrichypovolemiamorbidityorthostatic hypotensionsyncope

Identifiers

PMID30357001
PMCPMC6197501
OpenAlexW2888044959

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