Recommendation ID
NG136/06
Question

Same-day hospital specialist assessment: Which people with extreme hypertension (220/120 mmHg or higher) or emergency symptoms should be referred for same-day hospital specialist assessment?

Any explanatory notes
(if applicable)

For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the see rationale on identifying who to refer for same-day specialist review.

Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review I: same-day specialist review.


Source guidance details

Comes from guidance
Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management
Number
NG136
Date issued
August 2019

Other details

Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? No  
Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register?   No  
Last Reviewed 31/03/2022