Analysis of standards of quality for outcomes in acute heart failure patients directly discharged home from emergency departments and their relationship with the emergency department direct discharge rate.

CONCLUSIONS: The EDs of this nationwide cohort do not fulfil the standards for AHF patients with DDWH. High DDWH rates negatively impact ED revisit or hospitalization but not mortality. This may represent an opportunity for improvement in better selecting patients for early ED discharge and in ensuring early follow-up after ED discharge.
PMID: 33054989 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Cardiology - October 11, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Miró Ò, López-Díez MP, Rossello X, Gil V, Herrero P, Jacob J, Llorens P, Escoda R, Aguiló S, Alquézar A, Tost J, Valero A, Gil C, Garrido JM, Alonso H, Lucas-Invernón FJ, Torres-Murillo J, Raquel-Torres-Gárate, Mecina AB, Traveria L, Agüera C, Ta Tags: J Cardiol Source Type: research