Patient care pathways in acute heart failure and their impact on in-hospital mortality, a French national prospective survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our purpose was to describe the care pathway of patients hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF) and investigate whether a management involving a cardiology department had an impact on in-hospital mortality.

Methods

Between June 2014 and October 2018, we included patients hospitalized for AHF in 24 French hospitals. Characteristics of the episode, patient's care pathway and outcomes were recorded on a specific assessment tool. The primary outcome was the association between patient care pathway and in-hospital mortality. The independent association between admission to a cardiology ward and in-hospital mortality was assessed through a multivariate regression model and propensity score matching.

Results

A total of 3677 patients, mean age of 78, were inclu

SUBMITTER: Gorlicki J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6906640 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature