Descriptive Epidemiology and Outcomes of Patients with Short Stay Hospitalizations for the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure in the US.
Marya D ZilberbergBrian H NathansonKatherine SulhamJohn F MohrMatthew M GoodwinAndrew F ShorrPublished in: ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR (2023)
Among patients admitted for CHF, nearly ½ have LOS </=3 days, and almost ¾ of them requires no inpatient procedures. A more aggressive outpatient heart failure management strategy may allow many patients to avoid hospitalizations and their potential complications and costs.
Keyphrases
- heart failure
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- risk factors
- left ventricular
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- atrial fibrillation
- palliative care
- type diabetes
- cross sectional
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance