Do specific heart failure drug classes predict 30-day unplanned hospital readmission in patients with heart failure in Ethiopia?
Discharge on diuretics and lack of beta-blocker therapy, along with older age, rural residence, and longer hospital stays, independently predict 30-day unplanned readmission in Ethiopian heart failure patients.
Elderly patients, being in rural areas, longer hospital stays, and discharges of patients on diuretics and not on beta-blockers were independent predictors of unplanned hospital readmission. Therefore, working on these factors will help to reduce the hazard of unplanned hospital readmissions, improve patient outcomes, and increase the efficiency of heart failure management.
Ayenew et al. (Mon,) studied this question.