Effectiveness of out-patient based acute heart failure care: a pilot randomised controlled trial.

K Y K WongD A HughesMaciej DebskiN LattO AssafA AbdelrahmanR TaylorV AllgarL McNeillS HowardS Y S WongR JonesC J CassidyA SeedG GalaskoA ClarkD WilsonG K DavisA MontasemC C LangP R KalraR CampbellG Y H LipJ G F Cleland

Published in: Acta cardiologica (2023)

Patients with acute HF randomised to OPM accrued more days alive out of hospital (albeit not statistically significantly in this small pilot study). OPM is favoured by patients and carers and is associated with improved mental well-being and cost savings.

Keyphrases

acute heart failure
study protocol
healthcare
end stage renal disease
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
palliative care
prognostic factors
open label
case report
emergency department
quality improvement
double blind
acute care
placebo controlled