January 31, 2019Heart
Creating order out of chaos: quality of care in heart failure
Key result
Hospital-based improvement initiatives for heart failure showed substantial clinical and statistical heterogeneity across 14 randomized trials, precluding a formal meta-analysis.
Population
Patients with heart failure
Design
Editorial
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Implication
This editorial highlights the substantial heterogeneity in trials of hospital-based quality improvement initiatives for heart failure, which complicates the assessment of their efficacy.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with heart failure
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Intervention
Hospital-based quality improvement initiatives
This editorial highlights the substantial heterogeneity in trials of hospital-based quality improvement initiatives for heart failure, which complicates the assessment of their efficacy.
Limitations
- Clinical and statistical heterogeneity limited the ability to numerically combine the results.
- Substantial heterogeneity in existing trials and datasets
Cite This Study
Justin A. Ezekowitz (2019) conducted an editorial in Heart failure. Hospital-based improvement initiatives was evaluated. Hospital-based improvement initiatives for heart failure showed substantial clinical and statistical heterogeneity across 14 randomized trials, precluding a formal meta-analysis.