A review of hospital based management of atrial fibrillatio
Completed
- Conditions
- Atrial FibrillationCardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12618001890224
- Lead Sponsor
- Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, University of Adelaide
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 438
Inclusion Criteria
Individuals presenting to the emergency department of three public hospitals in South Australia with a principal diagnosis, by ICD-9 or ICD-10 coding, of atrial fibrillation and/or atrial flutter.
Exclusion Criteria
Individuals residing in states other than South Australia, overseas visitors, individuals presenting to hospital for elective AF related procedures, individuals presenting to hospitals which do not publish their emergency department or hospital admission correspondence on electronic health databases.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome measure will be to characterise reasons for emergency department re-presentations and/or hospital admissions in a cohort of individuals with AF. These will be characterised as related to: 1: atrial fibrillation 2: other cardiovascular causes 3: all other causes. This is a composite endpoint. Data will be collected by retrospective electronic medial review.[Over an approximate four year follow up time period. This time period ranges from 2013-2018.];To determine factors predictive of re-hospitalisation for atrial fibrillation[Over an approximate four year follow up period (ranging from 2013-2018).]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine hospital based management of atrial fibrillation, including the use of rate and rhythm control strategies, and the appropriate use of oral anticoagulation to reduce stroke risk.[Over an approximate four year follow up period (ranging from 2013-2018).]