Population
38,343 patients aged 65 to 85 admitted to 90 acute care hospitals in Sweden for their first hospitalization…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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Patient characteristics dominate short-term HF mortality risk; leaves open whether hospital volume or quality metrics meaningfully improve outcomes beyond case-mix.
Short-term prognosis after an initial heart failure hospitalization is primarily driven by patient characteristics rather than hospital-level factors, though larger hospital volume is associated with better outcomes.
Juan Merlo (2001) studied this question.
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