[Prevalence and severity of hypertensive emergencies and outbreaks in the hospital emergency department of CHU Timone at Marseille: Follow-up in three months of hospitalized patients].

Goal: Evaluation of the prevalence and severity of hypertensive emergencies and crisis in an Emergency Service of Timone hospital in Marseille and follow-up of 3 months of hospitalized emergencies.

Methods: This study was conducted in the Emergency Department between April 1 and June 30, 2015. All patients with BP>180 and/or 110mmHg was recorded and classified in true emergencies (presence of visceral pain) and hypertensive isolated crisis.