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The Benefits of Early Rehabilitation for Patients With Acute Heart Failure Requiring IV Inotropic Drugs
Main finding · In-hospital mortalityResult — go to the resultRelative risk 0.75 95% CI 0.67–0.83Authors' conclusion
The early prescription of rehabilitation was associated with favorable short-term outcomes even for patients with acute HF requiring IV inotropic drugs.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with acute heart failure (HF) requiring IV inotropic drugs within 2 days of admission, data covering more than 90% of patients at a tertiary emergency hospital in Japan
- Participants
- 38,302 patients · 5,126 matched pairs
- Exposure
- Early rehabilitation vs no early rehabilitation
- Early rehabilitationn = 5,126
- Controln = 5,126reference
- Outcome
- In-hospital mortality
Methodological detailspropensity-score matched
- Propensity-score matched
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Relative risk
0.75
95% CI 0.67–0.83
P < 0.001
By group
Early rehabilitation vs Control
RR 0.75 (95% CI 0.67–0.83); P < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
30-day all-cause readmission
P = 0.001
30-day HF readmission
P = 0.002
| Outcome | Early rehabilitation | Control | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length of stayMean | 25.5 | 27.1 | P < 0.001 |
| Barthel Index (BI) at discharge | 68 | 67 | P = 0.096 |
Subgroups (age ≥80 years, BMI <18.5 kg/m 2, Barthel Index (BI) <60)
- Consistent findings across subgroups
Original publication
The Benefits of Early Rehabilitation for Patients With Acute Heart Failure Requiring IV Inotropic Drugs. Crit Care Med. Published 30 October 2024. doi:10.
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