Outpatient treatment of worsening heart failure with intravenous and subcutaneous diuretics: a systematic review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

In the coming decade, heart failure (HF) represents a major global healthcare challenge due to an ageing population and rising prevalence combined with scarcity of medical resources and increasing healthcare costs. A transitional care strategy within the period of clinical worsening of HF before hospitalization may offer a solution to prevent hospitalization. The outpatient treatment of worsening HF with intravenous or subcutaneous diuretics as an alternative strategy for hospitalization has been described in the literature.

Methods and results

In this systematic review, the available evidence for the efficacy and safety of outpatient treatment with intravenous or subcutaneous diuretics of patients with worsening HF is analysed. A search was performed in the electronic

SUBMITTER: Wierda E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7261522 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature