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Hypothesis: Quality Improvement tools like "Heart Failure Discharge Checklist" which emphasizes on proper education to patients, ensure appropriate dose titration and counselling improve outcome in congestive heart failure (CHF).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control group | No Intervention | This arm which was control group, was randomly selected among patients with acute decompensated heart failure in whom the checklist was not used. This group was managed as per the standard guidelines. | |
| Checklist (intervention) cohort | Active Comparator | checklist was used in this group arbitrarily by their treating physician |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Checklist cohort | Other | CHF discharge checklist was used arbitrarily by their treating physicians in addition to the standard therapy |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Readmissions | Readmission to the hospital for CHF within 6 months of discharge | 6 months |
| Dose titration | up titration of medications including Beta blocer, ACE inhibitor or ARB was assessed during the hospital stay | patients were followed during the time of hospital stay, average of 5 days |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Medications prescribed | during the hospital stay and at discharge this outcome is measured/assessed | patients were followed during their hospital stay from admission to discharge, on an average of 5 days |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Abhijeet Basoor, MD | St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital | Pontiac | Michigan | 48341 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006333 | Heart Failure |
| ID | Term |
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| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
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