Association between loop diuretic dose administered in first 24 hours of heart failure admissions and length of hospital stay

Association between loop diuretic dose administered in first 24 hours of heart failure admissions and length of hospital stay

Background: Heart failure remains one of the highest disease burdens in the USA and worldwide. Heart failure guidelines recommend starting with a higher or equal to home dose of loop diuretics in acute decompensated heart failure admissions. To date, no study has been published assessing the effect...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Ramy Elashery, Kazim Aykent, Hussam Kurdi, Mohammed Ibrahim, Shiquan He, Joann R Petrini, Harvey M Kramer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
Loop diuretics
heart failure
dose
24 hours
length of stay
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1503916

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