Key result
Follow-up with a familiar physician within 30 days of hospital discharge for heart failure was associated with a lower risk of death or urgent readmission over 6 months compared to no follow-up (HR 0.87).
Why the study?
Does follow-up with a familiar physician reduce death or urgent readmission in adults recently discharged after a first-time diagnosis of heart failure?
Cohort (n=24,373)
Yes
Does follow-up with a familiar physician reduce death or urgent readmission in adults recently discharged after a first-time diagnosis of heart failure?
Effect estimate: HR 0.87 (95% CI 0.83-0.91)
Absolute Event Rate: 43.6% vs 62.9%
Early physician follow-up and continuity of care with a familiar physician are associated with a reduced risk of death or urgent readmission in patients recently discharged for heart failure.
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Should not yet change post-HF discharge care; leaves open whether familiar follow-up causally improves outcomes.
McAlister et al. (2013) conducted a cohort in Heart failure (n=24,373). Follow-up with a familiar physician vs. No follow-up visits was evaluated on Death or all-cause urgent readmission within 6 months after discharge (HR 0.87, 95% CI 0.83-0.91). Follow-up with a familiar physician within 30 days of hospital discharge for heart failure was associated with a lower risk of death or urgent readmission over 6 months compared to no follow-up (HR 0.87).
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