Table 2 Management and outcome of patients with hypertensive crisis at district and regional hospitals in Tanzania
Management | Categories | Hypertensive emergency n (%) | Hypertensive urgency n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Laboratory Investigation | Blood urea | 8 (8.3) | 6 (8.2) |
Cardiac maker | 2 (2.1) | 1 (1.4) | |
Electrolytes | 6 (6.3) | 4 (5.5) | |
Serum creatinine | 8 (8.3) | 5 (6.8) | |
Imaging | Chest X-rays | 10 (10.4) | 1 (1.4) |
CT scan of the brain | 2 (2.1) | 1 (1.4) | |
Electrogram | 4 (4.2) | 3 (4.1) | |
Fundoscopy | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
MRI of the brain | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Ultrasound | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Prescribed antihypertensive | Atenolol | 4 (4.2) | 6 (8.2) |
Captopril | 27 (28.1) | 23 (31.5) | |
Furosemide | 16 (16.7) | 1 (1.4) | |
Hydralazine | 7 (7.3) | 1 (1.4) | |
Labetalol | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Losartan | 19 (19.8) | 6 (8.2) | |
Nifedipine (sublingual) | 40 (41.7) | 33 (45.2) | |
Nitroglycerin | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Nitroprusside | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Route of administration | Oral antihypertensive | 71 (74) | 38 (52.1) |
IV antihypertensive No medication given | 25 (26) 00 (0) | 2 (2.7) 33 (45.2) | |
24 h Outcome | Admitted | 58 (60.4) | 30 (40.1) |
Died | 2 (1.2) | 1 (1.4) | |
Discharged | 33 (34.4) | 40 (54.8) | |
Referred | 3 (3.1) | 2 (2.7) |