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9684431

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-8-10
pubmed:abstractText
Inappropriate management of high blood pressure in acute stroke can adversely affect outcome. We examined blood pressure evaluation and antihypertensive therapy during the first week post-stroke in 40 patients at a district general hospital with no stroke unit. In the first 24 hours, median frequency of blood pressure recording was 3 (range 1-12). After day 1, 11 (28%) had no blood pressure readings for one or two consecutive days. The side of measurement was not recorded in any patient. None of the 22 hypertensives (55%) had a bilateral measurement to exclude interarm inequality, and only 3 (7%) of all patients had postural readings to exclude orthostatic hypotension. Fourteen (35%) received antihypertensive therapy without meeting recommended indications; some even had low blood pressure. As most stroke patients are managed in general medical wards rather than stroke units, a greater awareness of these important aspects of blood pressure evaluation and therapy are needed among medical and nursing staff.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1368-5031
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
162-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-2-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Blood pressure measurement and antihypertensive therapy in acute stroke.
pubmed:affiliation
Elderly Care Department, Manor Hospital, Walsall, Staffs, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article