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Risk Factors of the Revisit of the Adult Heart Failure Patients in Emergency Department Siriraj Hospital

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Mahidol University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01373775
First received: June 9, 2011
Last updated: June 14, 2011
Last verified: June 2011
History of Changes

June 9, 2011
June 14, 2011
April 2009
September 2009   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Number of HF patients who were revisited emergency department before the appointment date. [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
All HF-peatient charts were reviewed and divided in revisit group and non revisit group.
Same as current
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Characteristics of the patients in revisit group [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
The Characteristics of the patients in both groups such as underlying diseases, ejection fraction, and time for treating in emergency department. The results were compared to find the relation between both groups.
Same as current
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Risk Factors of the Revisit of the Adult Heart Failure Patients in Emergency Department Siriraj Hospital
Risk Factors of the Revisit of the Adult Heart Failure Patients in Emergency Department in Siriraj Hospital: The One Year Period.

To identify the risk factors of the revisit of the adult HF patients in emergency department.

Because heart failure (HF) is the leading cause of hospitalization and readmission in many hospitals worldwide.

Identifying the risk factors of these HF patients in emergency department is the important reason for the proper management of the HF patients in the future. And can reduce number of hospitalization and readmission in our hospital.
Observational
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Retrospective
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Non-Probability Sample

Medical records of 533 patients,who visited the emergency department with the diagnosis of HF (ICD-10 I500, I501 and I509) in the period from 1st Jan 2008 to 31st Dec 2008, were reviewed.
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Renal Insufficiency
Other: Patient charts reviewing
Reviewing chart and identifying risk factors
  • Revisit
    HF patients who revisit the emergency department before the next appointment date.
    Intervention: Other: Patient charts reviewing
  • Non-revisit
    HF patients who follow up on the appointment date.
    Intervention: Other: Patient charts reviewing
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Completed
533
February 2010
September 2009   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients age from 18 years old
  • Patients who were diagnosed HF by the Framingham's criteria10
  • Patients who were discharged home from emergency department

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients age less than 18 years old
  • Patients who not met Framingham's criteria, needed hospital admission, were referred to other hospital, and death
Both
18 Years and older
No
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Thailand
 
NCT01373775
740/2551(EC1)
No
Dr. Phuriphong Songarj, Department of Anesthesiology
Mahidol University
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Principal Investigator: Phuriphong Songarj, MD Department of Anesthesiology
Mahidol University
June 2011

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