Diagnostic procedures and use of medications during hospital stay in the clinical pathway and usual care groups
| Event | Clinical pathway | Usual care | p Value |
| % | % | ||
| Diagnostic procedure during hospital stay | |||
| Echocardiography | 77.1 | 12.1 | <0.001 |
| Trans-oesophageal echocardiography | 19.2 | 1.4 | <0.001 |
| Electrocardiography | 96.3 | 95.3 | 0.6 |
| Chest x rays | 90.6 | 79.1 | 0.001 |
| Oximetry | 73.8 | 26.0 | <0.001 |
| Weight monitoring | 47.7 | 36.7 | 0.022 |
| Diuresis monitoring | 67.8 | 49.8 | <0.001 |
| Medical treatment during hospital stay | |||
| Inotropes | 66.4 | 48.8 | <0.001 |
| ACE inhibitors | 57.9 | 40.0 | <0.001 |
| β-Blockers | 46.7 | 10.2 | <0.001 |
| Diuretics | 95.3 | 95.8 | 0.8 |
| Nitrates | 33.2 | 24.2 | 0.039 |
| Other vasodilators | 39.2 | 3.3 | <0.001 |
| Heparin | 50.0 | 19.1 | <0.001 |
| Oral anticoagulants | 58.9 | 14.9 | <0.001 |
| Anti-platelet agents | 31.8 | 37.7 | 0.2 |
ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme.