What is it about?
This study looked at what factors make it more likely for people with high blood pressure to develop a hypertensive crisis (a severe and life-threatening spike in blood pressure). It focused on patients in emergency departments in public hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia.
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Why is it important?
Understanding what leads to a hypertensive crisis can help healthcare providers prevent these emergencies and save lives.
Perspectives
As an emergency and critical care nurse in Ethiopia, I have seen many patients arrive too late with life-threatening hypertensive crises. This motivated me to investigate what puts people at risk. I hope our findings will guide local interventions that save lives through early education and better access to care.
Fenta Wondimneh
Haramaya University
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This page is a summary of: Determinants of hypertensive crisis among hypertensive patients at adult emergency departments of public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia, 2023: A case-control study, PLOS One, June 2025, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0326055.
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