This valuable guide to formulating care plans for acute heart failure patients in short-stay or observation units is now in a revised second edition. It sets out the medical needs, administrative processes and regulatory issues attendant on this patient group.

This book provides a road map for defining the care of acute heart failure (HF) patients in the short stay or observation unit setting. Supported by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care, a quality improvement organization that trains and accredits over 1,000 hospitals for heart failure, chest pain, and atrial fibrillation management, it presents a description of the problem, defines the measures of success, elucidates the implementation of interventions required to be successful, and provides the tools to insure quality HF management. Fully updated and revised, the Third Edition discusses administrative and regulatory issues relating to HF management; pathophysiology and demographics of acute HF; emergency department assessment and treatment of acute HF; admission, treatment, and disposition of acute heart failure in short stay units; and resources such as clinical pathways, algorithms, and patient education tools that can be directly utilized in various healthcare settings. Short Stay Management of Acute Heart Failure, Third Edition, is an essential guide for cardiologists, emergency physicians, and hospital administrators, as well as for institutions wishing to be recognized as quality heart failure centers.

Provides a road map for defining the care of acute heart failure patients in the short stay or observation unit setting Discusses administrative and regulatory issues relating to heart failure management Outlines emergency department assessment and treatment of acute heart failure Reviews admission, treatment, and disposition of acute heart failure in short stay units Provides resources such as clinical pathways, algorithms, and patient education tools for use in various healthcare settings

Autorentext
W. Frank Peacock, MD, FACEP

Professor, Emergency Medicine

Associate Chair and Research Director

Baylor College of Medicine

Ben Taub Hospital

1504 Taub Loop04 Taub

Houston, Texas 77030, USA Dr. Peacock is an active national, regional, and state speaker at numerous cardiology and emergency medicine meetings for the last 15 years. Dr. Peacock has published widely, especially in the area of heart failure and acute coronary syndromes. With over 150 publications and equal number of published abstracts, he is the co-editor of the book Cardiac Emergencies. He serves on the Editorial Board for the journal Congestive Heart Failure, and performs reviews for the Journal of American Medical Association, American Heart Journal, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Clinical Chemistry, and other publications. Among the several awards he has received is the Excellence in Research Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians, and the Codman Award from the American Association of Group Practice for his efforts in heart failure research.

Inhalt
Part I: Administrative and Regulatory Issues.- Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care's Acute Heart Failure Accreditation.- The Economics and Reimbursement of Acute Heart Failure.- Regulatory Requirements in Acute Heart Failure.- Quality and Operational Metrics in Heart Failure.- Staffing and Facilities Requirements for Short Stay Unit Acute Heart Failure Management.- Part II: Pathophysiology and Demographics.- Pathophysiology of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure.- Acute Heart Failure: Epidemiology and Demographics.- Part III: EMS/Emergency Department Assessment and Treatment.- Pre-hospital Management of Acute Heart Failure.- Dyspnea Assessment and Airway Management in Acute Heart Failure Patients.- Volume Assessment in the Emergency Department.- Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers in Emergency Department Acute Heart Failure.- Bedside Ultrasound in the Evaluation and Management of Acute Heart Failure.- Emergency Department Therapy of Acute Heart Failure.- Part IV: Short Stay Unit:Admission, Treatment, and Disposition.- Short Stay Unit Admission Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria.- Essentials of Patient Education in the Emergency Department and Short Stay Unit.- Emergency Department and Short Stay Unit Acute Heart Failure Discharge Criteria.- Effective Discharge Planning For Acute Heart Failure in the Short Stay Unit.- Drugs that Should Not be Used in the Management of Acute Heart Failure.- Errors to Avoid in Acute Heart Failure Care.- Chronic Heart Failure Management: Drugs Recommended for Routine Use.- Implantable Cardiac Devices in the Short Stay Management of Acute Heart Failure.- Implications of Atrial Fibrillation in Acute Heart Failure Management.- Controversies in Acute Heart Failure Management.- Acute Heart Failure Research in the Emergency Department and Short Stay Unit.- Part V: Resources.- Clinical Pathways/Algorithms.- Patient Education Tools.- Discharge Instructions.