A specialist nurse intervention reduced hospital readmissions in patients with chronic heart failure.
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چکیده
Patients 165 patients admitted on an emergency basis with heart failure caused by left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Exclusion criteria were inability to comply with the intervention, acute myocardial infarction, comorbidity likely to lead to death or readmission in the near future, planned discharge to long term residential care, or residence outside of the hospital catchment area. Follow up at 1 year was 95%.
منابع مشابه
Randomised controlled trial of specialist nurse intervention in heart failure.
OBJECTIVES To determine whether specialist nurse intervention improves outcome in patients with chronic heart failure. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING Acute medical admissions unit in a teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS 165 patients admitted with heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction. The intervention started before discharge and continued thereafter with ho...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Evidence-based nursing
دوره 5 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002