Table 5.
Reason for readmission
| 2012/2013 | 2015/2016 | ||
| Pre-IHFS | Post-IHFS Y2 | ||
| Related to HF | 36/338 (10.7%) | 39/468 (8.3%) | (p=0.264) |
| Decompensation | 31 (86.1%) | 32 (82.1%) | |
| AKI | 5 (13.9%) | 7 (17.9%) | |
| Unrelated to HF | 37/338 (10.3%) | 55/468 (10.9%) | (p=0.882) |
| Infection | 13 | 29 | |
| Other cardiac | 5* | 8† | |
| Bleeding | 4 | 4 | |
| Asthma/COPD (non-infective) | 3 | 1 | |
| Falls (no postural drop) | 2 | 2 | |
| Other | 10‡ | 11§ |
*Three due to atrial fibrillation, one non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), one angina.
†Three due to angina, two atrial flutter, one atrioventricular block, onesupraventricular tachycardia, one NSTEMI.
‡Acute ischaemia, acute kidney injury (AKI) (not taking nephrotoxics), constipation, chronic ischaemia, diverticulosis, lung cancer, musculoskeletal pain, no clear pathology, retention, spinal stenosis.
§Bowel obstruction, confusion, constipation, delirium, erratic blood glucose, gout, hypoglycaemia, no clear pathology, non-cardiac chest pain, reduced conscious level, submandibular gland swelling.
HF, heart failure; IHFS, integrated heart failure service.