Table 3.
Treatment episodes
| Inpatients (n) | HeartFailure@Home | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Day unit | Home IV | ||
| Number of patients (n) | 75 | 79 a | 52 | 33 |
| Number of episodes (n, %) | 89 | 114 | 78 | 36 |
| Median duration of IV diuretic treatment (days, range) | 7, range 1–43 (data for 84 episodes) | 6 (range 0–36, data for 98) | 6, range 0–36, (data for 70 episodes) | 7, range 1–14 (data for 28 episodes) |
| Concomitant thiazide prescription (%) | 27 (36.0%) | 12 (14.1%) | 10 (19.2%) | 2 (6.1%) |
| Mean weight loss (kg, range) | −4.9 kg (−26.6 kg to +4.0 kg) (data for 77 episodes) | −3.1 kg (−8.9 to 1.2 kg) (data for 60 episodes) | −3.1 kg (−3.8 to +1.2 kg) (data for 44 episodes) | −3.1 kg (−8.2 to + 0.6) (data for 16 episodes) |
| Episode outcomes | ||||
| Uncomplicated episodes (n, %) | 69 (82.1%, data for 84 episodes) | 74 (84.1%, data for 88 episodes) | 52 (81.3%, data for 64 episodes) | 22 (91.7%, data for 24 episodes) |
| Complicated episodes b (n, %) | ||||
| Hospitalization | NA | 13 (11.4%) | 11 c (14.1%) | 2 d (5.6%) |
| AKI | 7 (8.3%, data for 84 episodes) | 1 (1.2%, data for 87 episodes) | 1 (1.6%, data for 63 episodes) | 0 (data for 24 episodes) |
| Died during episode | 12 (13.5%) (five expected and seven unexpected) | 2 (2%) | 1 (1.3%) (expected) | 1 (2.8%) (expected) |
Data available for all episodes unless otherwise stated.
a
Six patients used both home IV and day unit for different episodes.
b
Some patients experienced more than 1 complication (e.g. hospitalized and then died)
c
Ten for higher dose diuretics and one due to transport issues.
d
Hyponatraemia, higher dose diuretics.