Emergency Department Treatment of Elevated Blood Pressure in the Headache Patient.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2024
Publication Title
Acute Medicine
Abstract
Headache accounts for 1 - 3% of emergency department (ED) visits globally and is associated with elevated blood pressure (BP). It is unclear if anti-hypertensive therapy provides benefits. This retrospective study assessed effects of anti-hypertensive therapy in ED headache patients on rescue analgesic need, hospital admissions, and length of stay (LOS). 1385 patients were included. 366 received anti-hypertensive therapy. The anti-hypertensive therapy cohort was older (p < 0.001) with increased odds of admission (p < 0.001) and 2.385 hrs longer ED LOS (p < 0.001). No difference in rescue analgesia was found (p < 0.429). Anti-hypertensive therapy in hypertensive ED headache patients is associated with increased hospital admission and ED LOS, but no difference in rescue analgesia utilization.
Volume
23
Issue
2
First Page
75
Last Page
80
Recommended Citation
Eberhardt L, Jankowski M, Todd B. Emergency department treatment of elevated blood pressure in the headache patient. Acute Med. 2024;23(2):75-80. PMID: 39132730.
ISSN
1747-4892
PubMed ID
39132730
