Interventions to reduce hospital length of stay in high-risk populations: a systematic review

SM Siddique, K Tipton, B Leas, SR Greysen… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Many strategies to reduce hospital length of stay (LOS) have been implemented,
but few studies have evaluated hospital-led interventions focused on high-risk populations …

Heart failure: preventing disease and death worldwide

P Ponikowski, SD Anker, KF AlHabib… - ESC heart …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Heart failure is a life‐threatening disease and addressing it should be considered a global
health priority. At present, approximately 26 million people worldwide are living with heart …

[HTML][HTML] Trial of an intervention to improve acute heart failure outcomes

DS Lee, SE Straus, ME Farkouh… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Patients with acute heart failure are frequently or systematically hospitalized,
often because the risk of adverse events is uncertain and the options for rapid follow-up are …

Analysis of length of hospital stay using electronic health records: A statistical and data mining approach

H Baek, M Cho, S Kim, H Hwang, M Song, S Yoo - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background The length of stay (LOS) is an important indicator of the efficiency of hospital
management. Reduction in the number of inpatient days results in decreased risk of …

Hospital readmissions reduction program

CK McIlvennan, ZJ Eapen, LA Allen - Circulation, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Hospital readmission measures have been touted not only as a quality measure but also as
a means to bend the healthcare cost curve. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established the …

2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of heart failure: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on …

CW Yancy, M Jessup, B Bozkurt, J Butler… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - jacc.org
2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American
College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice …

Epidemiology of heart failure

VL Roger - Circulation research, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Heart failure (HF) has been singled out as an epidemic and is a staggering clinical and
public health problem, associated with significant mortality, morbidity, and healthcare …

Renal impairment, worsening renal function, and outcome in patients with heart failure: an updated meta-analysis

K Damman, MAE Valente, AA Voors… - European heart …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Aims Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and worsening renal function (WRF) have been
associated with poor outcome in heart failure (HF). Methods and results Articles were …

Transitional care interventions to prevent readmissions for persons with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Feltner, CD Jones, CW Cené, ZJ Zheng… - Annals of internal …, 2014 - acpjournals.org
Background: Nearly 25% of patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF) are readmitted
within 30 days. Purpose: To assess the efficacy, comparative effectiveness, and harms of …

Trends in the management and outcomes of acute pulmonary embolism: analysis from the RIETE registry

D Jiménez, J de Miguel-Díez, R Guijarro… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - jacc.org
Background: Despite advances in hospital management in recent years, it is not clear
whether mortality after acute pulmonary embolism (PE) has decreased over time. Objectives …