Trends in the incidence of hypertensive emergencies in us emergency departments from 2006 to 2013

Journal of the American Heart Association

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2016, Pages

  Janke, Alexander T ^a   McNaughton, Candace D ^b   Brody, Aaron M ^a   Welch, Robert D ^a,c   Levy, Phillip D ^a,c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; High blood pressure; Hypertension; Hypertensive emergency; Hypertensive urgency; Utilization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ICD-9-CM; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMERGENCY; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POPULATION GROWTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; POPULATION GROWTH; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85006380105     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20479980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.116.004511     Document Type: Article

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