Clinico-epidemiological characteristics and survival outcome of patients with hypertensive crisis at Kassala Hospital, Eastern Sudan
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Intensive Care and Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 2018, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Hypertensive crisis (HC) is recognized consequence of inadequate blood pressure (BP) control. A hypertensive crisis is further divided into hypertensive emergency (HT-E) and hypertensive urgency (HT-U). Method: Using a cross-sectional hospital-based study design, patients who had been diagnosed as having HC between January and October 2017 were consecutively recruited in the study. The criteria proposed by the Seventh Joint National Committee were used for the definition of HC.
Authors and Affiliations
TajEldin M Abdallah, Abdalazeem A Ibrahem, Ezeldein A Ali, Elbashir G Ahmed, AbdelAziem A Ali
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