Prescribing and Conducting Non-Pharmacological Management of Patients With Decompensated Heart Failure Admitted to a University Hospital Emergency Prescripción y realización del manejo no-farmacológico para pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca descompensada internados en la emergencia de hospital universitario Prescrição e realização do manejo não farmacológico para pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca descompensada, internados em emergência de hospital universitário

• Main Authors: Joelza Chisté Linhares (Author), Graziella Badin Aliti (Author), Raquel Azevedo Castro (Author), Eneida Rejane Rabelo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This cross-sectional study aimed to describe the prescription of non-pharmacological management of patients with heart failure attending the emergency care of a hospital and the effectiveness of the practice. 256 patients aged 63±13 years, 153 (60%) men, participated in the research. The most common...