Short-term outcomes of acute heart failure hospitalizations in Ethiopia: A multicenter prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the incidence and predictors of unplanned 30-day readmission and in-hospital mortality among adults hospitalized with AHF in Ethiopia.

Methods

A multicenter prospective observational study was conducted in six referral hospitals in the Amhara region between December 2023 and April 2024. Adults (≥18 years) with AHF were consecutively enrolled and followed up until discharge and 30 days post-discharge. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox regression were used to estimate outcomes and predictors.

Results

Of the 1131 patients, 275 (24.4 %) were readmitted within 30 days and 121 (10.7 %) died in the hospital. Independent predictors of readmission included hyponatremia (AHR = 10.5; 95 % CI: 3.1-36.2), thrombocytopenia (AHR = 16.7; 95 % CI: 4.8-58.3

SUBMITTER: Tarekegn GY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12637261 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature