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Observation unit management of heart failure
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio State University, USA. peacocw@ccf.org
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
|February 24, 2001
Abstract:
The acute exacerbation of HF can be treated successfully in the OU. There are significant benefits, such as admission avoidance, decreased 90-day readmissions, and decreased costs. HF requires a comprehensive management program with extensive involvement from a multidisciplinary team committed to improving care for this population, however.