Development and external validation of a prediction model for prolonged intensive care unit stay in heart failure patients.

Journal: European journal of cardiovascular nursing
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Abstract

AIMS: Prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stays in heart failure patients are associated with poor prognosis and result in high medical expenses. To develop and validate a predictive model for prolonged ICU stays in heart failure patients.

Authors

  • Erming Yang
    School of Nursing, Shanxi Medical University, No. 56 Xinjian South Road, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, China.
  • Xingyue He
    School of Nursing, Shanxi Medical University, No. 56 Xinjian South Road, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, China.
  • Linbo Li
    School of Nursing, Shanxi Medical University, No. 56 Xinjian South Road, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, China.
  • Yunyan Cui
    The First Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, No. 56 Xinjian South Road, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, China.
  • Hui Yang
    Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China.
  • Qiaohong Wang
    Department of Critical Care Medicine, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, No. 85 Jiefang South Street, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, China.