Why the study?
Does ultrafiltration improve weight and fluid loss and reduce rehospitalizations compared to intravenous diuretics in patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure?
Population
200 volume overloaded heart failure patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure
Comparison
Ultrafiltration vs Intravenous diuretics
Design
Review, randomized
Follow-up
90 days
Authors
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May support ultrafiltration for decongestion in acute HF; leaves open confirmation of rehospitalization benefit in randomized trials.
Does ultrafiltration improve weight and fluid loss and reduce rehospitalizations compared to intravenous diuretics in patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure?
In decompensated heart failure, ultrafiltration safely produces greater weight and fluid loss than intravenous diuretics and reduces rehospitalization rates.
Maria Rosa Costanzo (2008) studied this question.
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