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Seated postural hypotension is common among older inpatients.

Abstract
Bed-rest > 12 hours produced postural hypotension (PH) in 54% of seated older inpatients. PH was multifactorial, equally initiated throughout 5 minutes and symptoms arised frequently following small blood pressure drops. In this context PH should be anticipated and prevented.
AuthorsNatan Cohen, Oleg Gorelik, Gregory Fishlev, Dorit Almoznino-Sarafian, Irena Alon, Miriam Shteinshnaider, David Modai
JournalClinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society (Clin Auton Res) Vol. 13 Issue 6 Pg. 447-9 (Dec 2003) ISSN: 0959-9851 [Print] Germany
PMID14673696 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Topics
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aging
  • Bed Rest
  • Blood Pressure
  • Female
  • Heart Rate
  • Humans
  • Hypotension, Orthostatic (epidemiology, physiopathology)
  • Male
  • Posture
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Factors
  • Supine Position

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