Emergency department visits for heart failure and subsequent hospitalization or observation unit admission
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Emergency department visits for heart failure and subsequent hospitalization or observation unit admission.
BACKGROUND Treatment of acute heart failure in the emergency department (ED) or observation unit is an alternative to hospitalization. Both ED management and observation unit management have been associated with reduced costs and may be used to avoid penalties related to rehospitalizations. The purpose of this study was to examine trends in ED visits for heart failure and disposition following ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Heart Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0002-8703
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.08.002