Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
Long-Term Clinical Outcomes and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Male and Female Patients Following Hospitalization for Heart Failure
Authors' conclusion
Among people discharged alive after hospitalization for HF, there were no sex differences in total and annual deaths, readmissions, and ED visits, or in total direct healthcare costs.
Study context
- Population
- Patients discharged alive after hospitalization for heart failure (HF) across 10 Canadian hospitals50.7% female
- Participants
- 4,441 patients
- Comparison
- Male vs female patients
- Primary endpoint
- All-cause mortality
- Follow-up
- 5 years
Methodological detailsexploratory analysis, cluster-randomised, 10 Canadian hospitals, Outcomes obtained via linkages with administrative datasets
- Exploratory analysis
- Cluster-randomised
- 10 Canadian hospitals
- Outcomes obtained via linkages with administrative datasets
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
P = 0.19
Secondary outcomes
Readmitted · 5 years
P = 0.35
ED care without hospitalization · 5 years
P = 0.34
Annual direct healthcare cost per patient
P = 0.90
Mean
| Outcome | Male | Female | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-cause readmissions per person | 2.8 (SD 7.8) | 3.0 (SD 8.4) | P = 0.54 |
| HF readmissions per person | 0.9 (SD 3.6) | 0.9 (SD 4.5) | P = 0.80 |
| ED visits per person | 1.8 (SD 11.3) | 1.5 (SD 6.0) | P = 0.24 |
Healthcare resource use by type
- Males received more specialist, multidisciplinary HF clinic, haemodialysis and day surgical care
- Females received more home visits, continuing/convalescent care and long-term care
- Annualized clinical events highest in first year after index discharge in both sexes
Original publication
Long-Term Clinical Outcomes and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Male and Female Patients Following Hospitalization for Heart Failure. Eur J Heart Fail. Published 5 November 2024. doi:10.
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