Determining the Role of Intravenous Hydration on Hospital Readmissions for Acute Congestive Heart Failure

The Influence of Social Isolation and Medical Comorbidities on Geriatric Congestive Heart Failure Hospital Readmissions

KEYES D, SHEREMETA G, YANG J, DAVIS N, ZHANG S, BOEHM K. The Influence of Social Isolation and Medical Comorbidities on Geriatric Congestive Heart Failure Hospital Readmissions. Spartan Med. Res. J. Vol. 2, No.1, pp. 15-29, 2017. CONTEXT: Social isolation and comorbidities are likely to have a significant level of influence on the healthcare use patterns of geriatric patients with ongoing conge...

Using the LACE index to predict hospital readmissions in congestive heart failure patients

BACKGROUND The LACE index has been used to predict the risk of unplanned readmission within 30 days after hospital discharge in both medical and surgical patients. The aim of this study is to validate the accuracy of using the LACE index in CHF patients. METHODS This was a retrospective study. The LACE index score was calculated on each patient who was admitted to hospital due to an acute CHF...

Hospital Strategies to Reduce Heart Failure Readmissions

Heart failure (HF) currently affects 6.5 million adults in the United States (1), and its prevalence is projected to increase by 25% by 2030 (2). Hospitalization represents a turning point in the natural history of HF, with a combined mortality and readmission rate of 30% within 90 days post-discharge; one-quarter of patients are readmitted within 30 days (3,4). Hospitalizations are responsible...

Heart Failure Interventions to Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Impact of Socio-Economic Status on the Hospital Readmission of Congestive Heart Failure Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study

Background The aim of this study was to examine the impacts of multiple indicators of Socio-economic Status (SES) on Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) related readmission.   Methods A prospective study consisting of 315 patients without the history of admission due to CHF was carried out in Tehran during 2010 and 2011. They were classified into quartiles based on their SES applying Principal Compo...