Use of anti-hypertension drugs in childhood hypertensive crisis / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Childhood hypertensive crisis is a relatively rare emergency event,and is associated with a high risk of morbidity and mortality.Children in this situation need rapid,safe and effective treatment to release clinical symptoms,relieve injuries of target organs,improve quality of life,and reduce mortality.Many kinds of anti-hypertension drugs have been used in children for decades,but most data were extrapolated from studies in adult.There is limited number of randomized controlled trials in children.Therefore it is still difficult to choose drugs for pediatric hypertensive crisis based on evidence-based medicine.This paper sought to summarize the experience of medical management of childhood hypertensive crisis in children.