Òscar Mirò, Pere Llorens, Xavier Rosselló, Víctor Gil, Carolina Sánchez, Javier Jacob, Pablo Herrero-Puente, María Pilar López-Diez, Lluis Llauger, Rodolfo Romero, Marta Fuentes, Josep Tost, Carlos Bibiano, Aitor Alquézar-Arbé, Enrique Martín-Mojarro, Héctor Bueno, Frank Peacock, Francisco Javier Martin-Sanchez, Stuart Pocock
OBJECTIVES: To determine the impact of risk stratification using the MEESSI-AHF (Multiple Estimation of risk based on the Emergency department Spanish Score In patients with acute heart failure) scale to guide disposition decision-making on the outcomes of ED patients with acute heart failure (AHF), and assess the adherence of emergency physicians to risk stratification recommendations. METHODS: This was a prospective quasi-experimental study (before/after design) conducted in eight Spanish EDs which consecutively enrolled adult patients with AHF...
December 22, 2023: Emergency Medicine Journal: EMJ