Scand J Trauma Resus
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Scand J Trauma Resus · Mar 2016
Increasing incidence of hypotension in the emergency department; a 12 year population-based cohort study.
The epidemiology of hypotension as presenting symptom among patients in the Emergency Department (ED) is not clarified. The aim of this study was to describe the incidence, etiology, and overall mortality of hypotensive patients in the ED. ⋯ During 2000-2011 the overall incidence of ED hypotension increased and remained highest among the elderly with a diversified etiology and a 90-day all-cause mortality of 28%.