Decreased Readmissions and Improved Quality of Care With Use of Inexpensive Checklist in Heart Failure
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 96
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Readmissions
研究概览
简要总结
Hypothesis: Quality Improvement tools like "Heart Failure Discharge Checklist" which emphasizes on proper education to patients, ensure appropriate dose titration and counselling improve outcome in congestive heart failure (CHF).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 盲法
- Single (Investigator)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients admitted to SJMO with principal diagnosis of acute decompensated heart failure
排除标准
- •Age less than 18 years
- •Pregnant women
研究组 & 干预措施
Control group
This arm which was control group, was randomly selected among patients with acute decompensated heart failure in whom the checklist was not used. This group was managed as per the standard guidelines.
Checklist (intervention) cohort
checklist was used in this group arbitrarily by their treating physician
干预措施: Checklist cohort (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Readmissions
时间窗: 6 months
Readmission to the hospital for CHF within 6 months of discharge
Dose titration
时间窗: patients were followed during the time of hospital stay, average of 5 days
up titration of medications including Beta blocer, ACE inhibitor or ARB was assessed during the hospital stay
次要结局
- Medications prescribed(patients were followed during their hospital stay from admission to discharge, on an average of 5 days)
研究者
Abhijeet Basoor
Cardiology Fellow
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital