Acute Heart Failure
Conditions
Interventions
Case series:Nil
Sponsors
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 89 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: For the purpose of this study, acute heart failure is defined as either new-onset heart failure or decompensation of chronic, established heart failure with symptoms sufficient to warrant hospitalization. Patients are identified for inclusion in the study from admissions given a discharge diagnosis of heart failure based on International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) coding. An Acute heart failure in the medical records was described as 1. the patients complaint of dyspnea or orthopnea; 2. physical examination of moist and dry rales in both bottom of lung, decreased oxygen saturation; 3. rescue measures include oxygen, non-/invasive ventilator, diuretics, morphine, and digitalis for emergency therapy of an AHF attack.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The cases with none of chief complaint (unless the tracheal intubation), physical examination, or rescue measures in patients were excluded. Eligibility is not contingent on the use of any particular therapeutic agent or regimen. Patients may be male or female and must be at least 18 years old at the time of hospital admission.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| early warning score of AHF; | — |
Contacts
Public ContactYu-guo Chen
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Outcome results
None listed