Early Ambulation Among Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients Is Associated With Reduced Length of Stay and 30-Day Readmissions [Original Articles]
Conclusions:
Multivariable-adjusted hospital-level analysis suggests an association between EA and both shorter length of stay and lower 30-day readmissions. Further prospective studies are needed to validate these findings.
Source: Circulation: Heart Failure - Category: Cardiology Authors: Fleming, L. M., Zhao, X., DeVore, A. D., Heidenreich, P. A., Yancy, C. W., Fonarow, G. C., Hernandez, A. F., Kociol, R. D. Tags: Heart Failure, Mortality/Survival, Quality and Outcomes Original Articles Source Type: research