Effect of a Self-care Intervention on 90-Day Outcomes in Patients With Acute Heart Failure Discharged From the Emergency Department: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Up to 20% of patients who present to the emergency department (ED) with acute heart failure (AHF) are discharged without hospitalization. Compared with rates in hospitalized patients, readmission and mortality are worse for ED patients.

Objective

To assess the impact of a self-care intervention on 90-day outcomes in patients with AHF who are discharged from the ED.

Design, setting, and participants

Get With the Guidelines in Emergency Department Patients With Heart Failure was an unblinded, parallel-group, multicenter randomized trial. Patients were randomized 1:1 to usual care vs a tailored self-care intervention. Patients with AHF discharged after ED-based management at 15 geographically diverse EDs were included. The trial was conducted from October 28,

SUBMITTER: Collins SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7675219 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature