Efficacy of a transition of care service to reduce hospital readmissions for high-risk cardiology patients.
- Conditions
- Acute myocardial infarctionCardiac surgeryCardiovascular - Coronary heart diseasePublic Health - Health service research
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12624001009505
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Queensland
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 775
Inclusion Criteria
•Greater than or equal to 18 years of age (Adult participants).
•Discharge from Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH), Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital (RBWH), or Townsville University Hospital (TUH) for an index diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
•Discharged from PAH, RBWH or TUH for a planned cardiac surgery (CS) admission.
Exclusion Criteria
•Patients who reside in a residential aged care facility (RACF).
•Patients who are palliative or receiving end of life care.
•Patients undergoing chemotherapy, radiation, or dialysis.
•Patients who are inter-hospital transferred to a site other than PAH, RBWH or TUH.
•Patients who discharge against medical advice.
•Patients who died during their admission
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method