Burden and predictors of heart failure treatment outcomes in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heart failure is an important global health problem which is associated with high mortality. Uncontrolled heart failure leads to hospitalization and reduction in quality of life. Therefore, the study aimed to assess the treatment outcome such as improved, death, hospitalization, and self-discharges without improvement and associated factors in heart failure patients admitted to south western Ethiopian hospitals.

Methods

We will use databases such as PubMed, Science Direct, HINARI, Scopus and Google Scholar. The final systematic review and meta-analysis will contain papers that fulfill the eligible criteria. A systematic data extraction check list will be used to extract the data, and STATA version 14 will be used for the analysis. Heterogeneity is evaluated using

SUBMITTER: Bekele F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10735021 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature