Management of acute heart failure: Contribution of daily bedside echocardiographic assessment on therapy adjustment with impact measure on the 30-day readmission rate (JECICA).

ABSTRACT: There are currently one million heart failure (HF) patients in France and the rate is progressively increases due to population aging. Acute decompensation of HF is the leading cause of hospitalization in people over 65 years of age with a 25% re-hospitalization rate in the first month. Expenses related to the management of HF in France in 2013 amounted to more than one billion euros, of which 65% were for hospitalizations alone. The management of acute decompensation is a challenge, due to the complexity of clinical and laboratory evaluation leading to therapeutic errors, which in turn leads to longer hospitalization, high early re-hospitalization and complications. Therapeutic adjustment, especially diuretic, in the acute phase (during hospitalization) affects early re-hospitalization ra

SUBMITTER: Ricci JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6197724 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature