The burden and management strategies of hypertensive crisis in adult patients presenting to emergency departments of district and regional hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa

The burden and management strategies of hypertensive crisis in adult patients presenting to emergency departments of district and regional hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract Background Hypertensive crisis is among the causes of morbidity and mortality in adult patients with hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to determine the burden, risk factors and describe the management strategies of hypertensive crisis among adult patients seen at emergency depart...

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Main Authors: Said S. Kilindimo, Ahmed Abdulkarim, Alphonce N. Simbila, Raynald Harrison, Lucy Shirima, Farida Abdallah, Aliasghar G. Mukhtar, Juma Mfinanga, Joseph Saika, Emanuel Kisanga, Hendry R. Sawe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:Clinical Hypertension
Subjects:
Hypertensive crisis
Hypertensive emergency
Hypertensive urgency
Emergency Departments
Tanzania
Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40885-023-00251-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40885-023-00251-8

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