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Observation Unit Admission Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

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Clinical variables readily available to clinicians at the time of presentation are considered in the development of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Initial risk stratification focuses on the prediction of acute inpatient mortality as the primary endpoint and on easily available parameters such as demographics, hemodynamics, comorbidities, and 12-lead electrocardiography (ECG). More recently, biomarkers have been included in risk stratification, specifically cardiac troponin (cTn), high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hsTn), the natriuretic peptides (NP) B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP), and markers of acute kidney injury (AKI). Clinical variables for risk stratification for ADHF are often categorized broadly into demographics, cognitive function/social services, comorbidities, hemodynamics, cardiac ischemia markers, electrolytes, and heart failure biomarkers.

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way ML 0769, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA

    Gregory J. Fermann MD & Sean P. Collins MSc, MD

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Fermann, G.J., Collins, S.P. (2012). Observation Unit Admission Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria. In: Peacock, W. (eds) Short Stay Management of Acute Heart Failure. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-627-2_13

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