Open AccessA Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Studies Comparing Readmission Rates and Mortality Rates in Patients With Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Femida Gwadry-Sridhar,
Virginia Flintoft,
Douglas S. Lee,
Hui Lee,
Gordon Guyatt
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.164.21.2315
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , relative risk , confidence interval , meta analysis , randomized controlled trial , psychological intervention , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , psychiatry
Heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalization and readmission in many hospitals worldwide. We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of multidisciplinary heart failure management programs on hospital admission rates.
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