Emergencias
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Multicenter Study
Safety and efficiency of discharge to home hospitalization directly after emergency department care of patients with acute heart failure.
To analyze whether discharge to home hospitalization (HHosp) directly from emergency departments (EDs) after care for acute heart failure (AHF) is efficient and if there are short-term differences in outcomes between patients in HHosp vs those admitted to a conventional hospital ward (CHosp). ⋯ After ED treatment of AHF, discharge to HHosp requires longer care than CHosp, but short- and longterm outcomes are the same and at a lower cost.
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Multicenter Study
Long-term prognosis and emergency management for patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: the EMERGE-ICD study.
Patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are at risk of serious complications that are often treated in hospital emergency departments (EDs). The EMERG-ICD study (Emergency Department Management and Long-term Prognosis for Patients with ICDs) analysed management and long-term prognosis of ED patients with an ICD after an acute clinical event. ⋯ Prognosis after an acute clinical event is poor in patients with SHD and ICDs, mainly due to cardiovascular causes, especially among patients with associated comorbidities and cardiovascular complaints. Mortality is lower in patients with PEHD.
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To draft a list of actions and quality indicators for pharmacist care in hospital emergency departments, based on consensus among a panel of experts regarding which actions to prioritize in this setting. ⋯ The expert panel's list of pharmacist actions and care quality indicators provides a basis for developing a pharmacist care program in Spanish emergency departments on 3 levels of priority. The list can serve as a guide to pharmacists, managers, physicians, and nurses involved in the effort to improve drug therapy in this hospital setting.
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To compare the ability of 3 frailty scales (the Clinical Frailty Scale [CFS], the Functional Index - eMergency [FIM], and the Identification of Seniors at Risk [ISAR] scale) to predict adverse outcomes at 30 days in older patients discharged from hospital emergency departments (EDs). ⋯ All 3 scales studied - the CFS, the FIM and the ISAR - are useful for identifying frail older patients at high risk of developing an adverse outcome (death, functional decline, hospitalization, or revisiting the ED) within 30 days after discharge.