Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
Length of Stay and Prior Heart Failure Admission in Frailty and Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Pooled result · Length of stay (LoS)Result — go to the resultMean difference (MD) 3.67 95% CI 2.26–5.08Authors' conclusion
Patients with frailty have longer LoS and more frequent HHF, underscoring the need for early, targeted interventions to manage frailty that may be attributed primarily to ageing and comorbidity-related status.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with heart failure, with versus without frailty
- Comparison
- patients with HF and frailty versus without frailty
- Outcome
- Length of stay (LoS)
Methodological detailsrandom-effects model
- Random-effects model
Pooled result
Length of stay (LoS)
Mean difference (MD)
3.67
95% CI 2.26–5.08
P < 0.01
Frailty vs without frailty
mean difference (MD) 3.67 (95% CI 2.26–5.08); P < 0.01
As reported in the abstract
Further pooled results
| Outcome | Odds ratio (OR) (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior hospitalization due to heart failure (HHF) · n = 17; I2 = 81% | 1.76 (1.50–2.07) | P < 0.01 | |
| 0.512Odds ratio (OR) (log scale) |
Risk of bias and publication bias
- Egger's test showed publication bias regarding studies that examined length of stay (LoS)
- P = 0.02
- Risk of bias assessment of the included studies was overall fair
Original publication
Length of Stay and Prior Heart Failure Admission in Frailty and Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. ESC Heart Fail. Published 10 April 2025. doi:10.
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it