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Table 3 Causes of rehospitalization of HF patients depending on department: first rehospitalization (H1) and second rehospitalization (H2) during 90-day follow-up

From: Good performance in the management of acute heart failure in cardiogeriatric departments: the ICREX-94 experience

Type of Center

Overall

Cardio-geriatrics

Cardiology

p

H1: First hospitalization

 Arrythmias, n(%)

88 (28.6)

15 (22.7)

73 (30.2)

0.283

 Infection, n(%)

76 (24.7)

17 (25.8)

59 (24.4)

0.872

 Poor adherence to TT, n(%)

17 (5.5)

0 (0)

17 (7.0)

0.029

 Medical TT modification, n(%)

2 (0.6)

1 (1.5)

1 (0.4)

0.383

 Poor diet observance, n(%)

26 (8.4)

3 (4.5)

23 (9.5)

0.316

 Anemia, n(%)

18 (5.8)

7 (10.6)

11 (4.5)

0.076

 Myocardial infarction, n(%)

22 (7.1)

6 (9.1)

16 (6.6)

0.589

 Pulmory Embolism, n(%)

2 (0.6)

0 (0)

2 (0.8)

1

 Acute Renal Failure, n(%)

23 (7.5)

2 (3.0)

21 (8.7)

0.184

 Very Severe HF, n(%)

8 (2.6)

1 (1.2)

7 (2.9)

1

 Unstable hypertension, n(%)

6 (1.9)

2 (3.0)

4 (1.6)

0.612

 Other, n(%)

60 (19.5)

15 (22.7)

45 (18.6)

0.484

H2: Second hospitalization

 Arrythmias, n(%)

28 (21.9)

4 (23.5)

24 (21.6)

1

 Infections, n(%)

28 (21.9)

2 (11.7)

26 (23.4)

0.36

 Poor adherence to treatment, n(%)

8 (6.2)

0 (0)

8 (7.2)

0.596

 Medical TT modification, n(%)

2 (1.6)

0 (0)

2 (1.8)

1

 Poor regimen adherence, n(%)

6 (4.7)

1 (5.9)

5 (4.5)

0.583

 Anemia, n(%)

5 (3.9)

2 (11.8)

3 (2.7)

0.131

 Myocardial infarction, n(%)

3 (2.3)

0 (0)

3 (2.7)

1

 Pulmory Embolism, n(%)

1 (0.8)

0 (0)

1 (0.9)

1

 Acute Renal Failure, n(%)

7 (5.5)

1 (5.9)

6 (5.4)

1

 Very Severe HF, n(%)

2 (0.6)

0 (0)

2 (0.8)

1

 Other n(%)

38 (29.7)

8 (47.1)

30 (27)

0.151

  1. Note. The data are quoted as the number (%)
  2. Abbreviations: TT Treatment, HF Heart Failure