Early and comprehensive care bundle in the elderly for acute heart failure in the emergency department: study protocol of the ELISABETH stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

Early and comprehensive care bundle in the elderly for acute heart failure in the emergency department: study protocol of the ELISABETH stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

Background Acute heart failure (AHF) is one of the most common diagnoses for elderly patients in the emergency department (ED), with an admission rate above 80% and 1-month mortality around 10%. The European guidelines for the management of AHF are based on moderate levels of evidence, due to the la...

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Main Authors: Yonathan Freund, Judith Gorlicki, Marine Cachanado, Sarah Salhi, Vanessa Lemaître, Tabassome Simon, Alexandre Mebazaa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Elderly
Acute heart failure
Emergency department
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3188-8

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