Association between discharge characteristics of patients admitted to hospital with heart failure and readmissions (N = 1055)
| Patient characteristics | 30 day readmission | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N | No (%) readmitted (N = 139) | p value* | |
| *Readmitted versus not readmitted. | |||
| Discharge counselling | |||
| Low sodium diet (n = 1022) | 33 | 6 (18.2) | 0.427 |
| Daily weight (n = 1024) | 43 | 9 (20.9) | 0.159 |
| Smoking cessation (n = 143) | 11 | 4 (36.4) | 0.220 |
| Discharge medications (n = 1015) | |||
| Anticoagulants | 309 | 39 (12.6) | 0.900 |
| β blocker | 147 | 19 (12.9) | 0.967 |
| Calcium blocker | 145 | 23 (15.9) | 0.235 |
| Digoxin | 334 | 37 (11.1) | 0.221 |
| Diuretics | 642 | 77 (12.0) | 0.309 |
| Nitrates | 311 | 41 (13.2) | 0.818 |
| Angiotensin receptor blockers | 88 | 12 (13.6) | 0.741 |
| Spironolactone | 122 | 17 (13.4) | 0.666 |