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July 1, 1998European Heart JournalOpen Access

Influence of concomitant disease on patterns of hospitalization in patients with heart failure discharged from Scottish hospitals in 1995

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Population

27,477 hospital records listing heart failure as a diagnosis from Scottish morbidity records (SMR1) in 1995

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

ABAngela BrownUniversity of South Australia

Discussion

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Implication

HF admissions frequently involve AMI or COPD with variable LOS; leaves open whether comorbidity-focused interventions shorten stays.

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Population
27,477 hospital records listing heart failure as a diagnosis from Scottish morbidity records (SMR1) in 1995
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Outcome
Prevalence of concomitant conditions and length of hospital stay

A large proportion of heart failure hospitalizations are complicated by concomitant diseases, which significantly influence the length of hospital stay.

Cite This Study

Angela Brown (1998) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a101a91d13714ec96ff2bf4https://doi.org/10.1053/euhj.1997.0859

Topics

Heart failureHFrEF treatmentHeart failure hospitalization
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