Incidence and prognostic impact of post discharge bleeding post acute coronary syndrome within an outpatient setting: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The primary objective was to determine the incidence of bleeding events post acute coronary syndrome (ACS) following hospital discharge. The secondary objective was to determine the prognostic impact of bleeding on mortality, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), myocardial re-infarction and rehospitalisation in the postdischarge setting.

Design

A narrative systematic review.

Data source

Medline, Embase, Amed and Central (Cochrane) were searched up to August 2018.

Study selection

For the primary objective, randomised controlled trials (RCT) and observational studies reporting on the incidence of bleeding post hospital discharge were included. For the secondary objective, RCTs and observational studies that compared patients with bleeding versus

SUBMITTER: Ismail N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6398751 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature