Observation unit management of acute decompensated heart failure

Heart Fail Clin. 2009 Jan;5(1):85-100, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2008.08.015.

Abstract

Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is a common illness presenting to the emergency department (ED) that is amenable to observation unit (OU) treatment. As the number of baby boomers continues to grow and the incidence of heart failure increases, the financial implications of ADHF treatment will become more prominent. Obtaining institutional support and developing a good working relationship with cardiology colleagues is vital to creating workable ADHF protocols for whichever type of OU an institution decides to use.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Antihypertensive Agents / administration & dosage
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.
  • Clinical Protocols
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Emergency Service, Hospital / economics
  • Emergency Service, Hospital / organization & administration*
  • Heart Failure / drug therapy
  • Heart Failure / economics
  • Heart Failure / therapy*
  • Hospitalization / economics*
  • Humans
  • Hydralazine / administration & dosage
  • International Classification of Diseases
  • Length of Stay
  • Natriuretic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / administration & dosage
  • Patient Selection
  • Positive-Pressure Respiration
  • United States

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
  • Antihypertensive Agents
  • Natriuretic Agents
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
  • Hydralazine