Improving the use of intravenous antihypertensive medications in the hospital setting: a quality improvement initiative for patient safety

Intravenous (IV) hydralazine, enalapril and labetalol are oftentimes used without indication for the treatment of asymptomatic hypertension in the hospital setting and have been shown to have substantial adverse effects that are associated with increased morbidity and mortality, as well as longer le...

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Published in:BMJ Open Qual
Main Authors: Salman, Jacob, Salman, Alicja, Kumar, Sarwan, Gjeka, Rudin, Tegeltija, Vesna, Peterson, Daymon, Chams, Nour, Ross, Ian
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Quality Improvement Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6887509/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31803850
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000626
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