Key result
Elevated triage blood pressure (≥ 90th percentile) was present in 55% of pediatric emergency patients, but was recognized by practitioners in only 1% of cases.
Population
907 pediatric emergency patients seen in a large academic pediatric emergency department over 13 months…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Indicates potential gap in pediatric hypertension detection; hypothesis-generating requiring prospective confirmation.
Observational (n=907)
No
Elevated triage blood pressure is highly prevalent but rarely recognized in the pediatric emergency department, highlighting a missed opportunity for early diagnosis of hypertension.
Ricke et al. (2011) conducted an observational in Elevated triage blood pressure (n=907). Elevated triage blood pressure was evaluated on Incidence of elevated triage blood pressure (≥ 90th percentile). Elevated triage blood pressure (≥ 90th percentile) was present in 55% of pediatric emergency patients, but was recognized by practitioners in only 1% of cases.
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