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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2019

[Predictive factors of early readmission and mortality in patients with heart failure hospitalized in the Department of Internal Medicine of the San Carlos University Hospital, Spain].

Noel Lorenzo Villalba, Belén Chiva Ballesteros, Laura De Pedro Álvarez, Pamen Delgado Mainar, Ángel Nieto Sánchez, Javier Marco Martínez, Elpidio Calvo Manuel, Manuel Méndez Bailon

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06855719 (Effectiveness of a Multimodal Intervention With Simulation for Learning Home Health Nursing Care of Patients With Multimorbidity and Heart Failure), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT06855719 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of a Multimodal Intervention With Simulation for Learning Home Health Nursing Care of Patients With Multimorbidity and Heart Failure: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of CadizRan2025 to 2025Enrolled80ConditionsMultimorbidity, Heart FailureArmsTraining in high-fidelity simulation and knowledge of care protocols in patients with multimorbidity and heart failure
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Noel Lorenzo VillalbaService de Médecine Interne, Diabète et Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France.
Belén Chiva BallesterosService de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Universitaire San Carlos, Madrid, Espagne.
Laura De Pedro ÁlvarezService de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Universitaire San Carlos, Madrid, Espagne.
Pamen Delgado MainarService de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Universitaire San Carlos, Madrid, Espagne.
Ángel Nieto SánchezService de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Universitaire San Carlos, Madrid, Espagne.
Javier Marco MartínezService de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Universitaire San Carlos, Madrid, Espagne.
Elpidio Calvo ManuelService de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Universitaire San Carlos, Madrid, Espagne.
Manuel Méndez BailonService de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Universitaire San Carlos, Madrid, Espagne.

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Abstract

introductionHeart failure (HF) is a health problem in Spain where the prevalence rate for this disease is correlated with aging. Heart failure-related mortality and hospital readmissions are high. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical features of patients with HF hospitalized in the Department of Internal Medicine as well as factors associated with readmission and intra-hospital mortality.

methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive, and retrospective study based on the review of the clinical records of patients with primary diagnosis of HF in the Basic Minimum Set of Data (BMSD, Conjunto Mínimo Básico de Datos),who were discharged from the Department of Internal Medicine of the San Carlos Clinical Hospital (HCSC) in 2014.

resultsThe study involved 199 patients, with an average age of 82.7 years (61.8% were females); 85% of them had left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) > 40%, with an average pro-BNP of 9.101,3 pg/ml and 64.3% had ongoing atrial fibrillation. Thirty point two percent of patients were readmitted within 30 days, with an average rate of readmission/year of 1.45 (±0.86). Twenty five percent of patients died during the follow-up period in hospital. Among factors associated with intra-hospital mortality, older age was an associated variable (OR 1,050)(1,002-1,101) (p = 0.04). The most important factors associated with early readmission were polypharmacy (p = 0.024) as well as pluripathology based on Ollero criteria 4,974 (1,396-17,730) (p = 0.024). Patients hospitalized for HF in our Department are elderly patients treated with polymedication.

conclusionPatients hospitalized for cardiac insufficiency are older and are characterized by pluripathology and polypharmacy. Short-term prognosis is associated with high rates of readmission and mortality in hospitalmainly for patients suffering from kidney disease and/or neurological disorders.

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Hospital MortalityAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHeart FailureHospitalizationHospitals, UniversityHumansMalePatient ReadmissionPolypharmacyPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk Factorscardiac insufficiencyHospitalizationspluripathologypolypharmacypredictive factorsreadmissions

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PMCPMC7060947

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