Table 3.
Discharge prescriptions N=3640 patients (%) |
History of Hypertension N=2877 (%) |
No history of Hypertension N=763 (%) |
New prescription* for antihypertensive at Discharge |
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Combination ACE/ ARB† + Thiazide | 548 (15.0) | 505 (17.6) | 43 (5.6) | 197/548=36.0% |
Thiazide diuretics | 794 (21.8) | 710 (24.7) | 84 (11.0) | 240 / 794 = 30.2% |
ACEI/ARB† | 1969 (54.1) | 1722(59.8) | 247 (32.4) | 498 / 1969 = 25.3% |
Beta Blockers | 1737(47.7) | 1513 (52.6) | 224 (29.4) | 378 / 1737 = 21.8% |
Calcium Channel Blockers | 928 (25.5) | 846 (29.4) | 82 (10.8) | 187 / 928 = 20.2% |
Alpha adrenergic | 487(13.4) | 410 (14.2) | 77 (10.1) | 74 / 487 = 15.2% |
Centrally acting agents | 231(6.4) | 214 (7.4) | 17 (2.2) | 86 / 231 = 37.2% |
Other diuretics | 579 (15.9) | 507 (17.6) | 72 (9.4) | 88 / 579 = 15.2% |
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor/ Angiotensin Receptor Blocker
New prescription was determined by comparing the discharge list of medications to the admission list of medications. 2760 patients had at least 1 anti-hypertensive drug at admission and 2985 patients had at least 1 anti hypertensive drug at discharge.