Disposition of emergency department patients diagnosed with acute heart failure: an international emergency medicine perspective

Miró, Òscar; Levy, Philip; Möckel, Martin; S. Pang, Peter; Lambrinou, Ekaterini; Bueno, Héctor; E. Hollander, Judd; Harjola, Veli-Pekka; B. Diercks, Deborah; Gray, Alasdair; DiSomma, Salvatore; Marie Papa, Ann; P. Collins, Sean

doi:10.1097/mej.0000000000000411

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Disposition of emergency department patients diagnosed with acute heart failure: an international emergency medicine perspective

Published in European Journal of Emergency Medicine • Jun 2, 2016

Authors:

Òscar Miró

Philip Levy

Martin Möckel

Abstract

Many patients with acute heart failure are initially managed in emergency departments (EDs) worldwide. Although some require hospitalization for further management, it is likely that a sizeable proportion could be safely discharged either directly from the ED or after a more extended period of manag...

Subject

Emergency department

Medicine

Disposition

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