Naslov
THE ROLE OF ANXIOLYTICS IN HYPERTENSIVE URGENCY MANAGEMENT

Autori
Paštrović, Frane ; Okštajner, Krešimir ; Vodanović, Marko ; Raos, Dominik ; Jug, Juraj ; Lovrić Benčić, Martina ; Ingrid Prkačin ; Ingrid

Izvornik
Psychiatria Danubina. Supplement (1332-1366) 31 (2020), 5; 44-49

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, kratko priopcenje, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
arterial hypertension - hypertensive urgency - anxiolytics - emergency medicine

Sažetak
Current guidelines do not cover hypertensive urgency management in out-of-hospital setting. Main goal of this study was to evaluate the value of anxiolytic therapy in hypertensive urgencies. We analyzed data gathered by out-of-hospital unit set up during one year. Arterial hypertension was the primary diagnosis in 178 (6.11%) patients, of whom 144 had hypertensive urgency with mean SBP reduction 19.5±7.2% ; control group 10.1±6.9%. Anxiolytic therapy was administered in 60% of patients in hypertensive urgency group, and they had a statistically significant greater SBP reduction (p=0.03) than patients who did not receive anxiolytic therapy. There is a place for anxiolytic therapy in hypertensive urgency management.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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