Congestive Heart Failure
Conditions
Keywords
Quality, Improvement
Brief summary
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).
Interventions
OTHERChecklist cohort
CHF discharge checklist was used arbitrarily by their treating physicians in addition to the standard therapy
Sponsors
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital
Study design
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients admitted to SJMO with principal diagnosis of acute decompensated heart failure
Exclusion criteria
* Age less than 18 years * Pregnant women
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Readmissions | 6 months | Readmission to the hospital for CHF within 6 months of discharge |
| Dose titration | 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 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Medications prescribed | patients were followed during their hospital stay from admission to discharge, on an average of 5 days | during the hospital stay and at discharge this outcome is measured/assessed |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed