Table 3.
Subjects (n = 66) | HF care alert received & PRN intervention performed (n = 18) | HF care alert received but PRN intervention not performed (n = 9) | No HF care alert received (n = 39) |
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Bloodwork at baseline | |||
GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 51.9 ± 17.9 | 46.1 ± 12.6 | 62 ± 16.5 (n = 38) |
Haemoglobin (gL/dL) | 13.4 ± 1.6 | 11.7 ± 1.7 | 13 ± 1.5 |
Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.2 ± 0.4 | 4.2 ± 0.3 | 4 ± 0.5 |
Sodium (mmol/L) | 139.7 ± 2.5 | 139.7 ± 4.4 | 140 ± 2.4 |
Bloodwork at exit | |||
GFR (mL/min per 1.73 m2) | 50.7 ± 19.8 (n = 14) | 44.3 ± 18.3 (n = 7) | 60 ± 19.6 (n = 29) |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.4 ± 0.6 (n = 14) | 1.9 ± 0.5 (n = 4) | 1 ± 0.4 (n = 27) |
Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 12.3 ± 2.4 (n = 14) | 10.5 ± 2.1 (n = 7) | 13 ± 2.2 (n = 30) |
BUN (mg/dL) | 30.3 ± 16.9 (n = 12) | 41.0 ± 10.6 (n = 3) | 22 ± 6.1 (n = 26) |
Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.2 ± 0.6 (n = 17) | 4.1 ± 0.4 (n = 7) | 4 ± 0.5 (n = 32) |
Sodium (mmol/L) | 139.3 ± 2.9 (n = 17) | 136.9 ± 2.9 (n = 7) | 140 ± 3.0 (n = 32) |
BUN, blood urea nitrogen; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; HF, heart failure.