Key result
Usual post-discharge care for chronic heart failure resulted in similar 3-month event-free survival in Australia (57%) and Scotland (49%), with outcomes depending more on the syndrome itself.
Why the study?
Does the health-care system (Australia vs. Scotland) affect health outcomes in chronic heart failure patients discharged from acute hospital care?
Cohort (n=357)
Yes
Does the health-care system (Australia vs. Scotland) affect health outcomes in chronic heart failure patients discharged from acute hospital care?
Absolute Event Rate: 57% vs 49%
p-value: p=NS
Health outcomes for chronic heart failure patients post-discharge appear to be driven by disease severity and comorbidities rather than differences between the Australian and Scottish healthcare systems.
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Similar post-discharge HF outcomes across systems; supports disease severity as primary driver and leaves open targeted intervention trials.
Stewart et al. (2001) conducted a cohort in Chronic heart failure (n=357). Usual post-discharge care in Australia vs. Usual post-discharge care in Scotland was evaluated on Event-free survival at 3 months post-discharge (p=NS). Usual post-discharge care for chronic heart failure resulted in similar 3-month event-free survival in Australia (57%) and Scotland (49%), with outcomes depending more on the syndrome itself.
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