Samer Kabbani1, Waleed Al Habeeb2, Houng-Bang Liew3, Jagdish C Mohan4, Elijah Ogola5, David Sim6, Nqoba Tsabedze7. 1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Rafik Hariri University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon, kabbanisamer@hotmail.com. 2. Department of Cardiac Sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 3. Sabah Heart Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. 4. Institute of Heart and Vascular Disorders, Jaipur Golden Hospital, Rohini, Delhi, India. 5. Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya. 6. Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. 7. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Gauteng, South Africa.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The management of heart failure (HF) is most effective when established treatment guidelines and recommendations are followed. We aimed to develop a "Toolbox" of resources to facilitate the care of patients with acute HF and chronic HF with reduced ejection fraction delivered by healthcare professionals across Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa (henceforth referred to as the "Region"). METHODS: We convened a group of cardiologists from across the Region to develop a set of checklists, algorithms, and other practical resources. These resources are based on our experiences, current evidence, and international guidelines. RESULTS: The HF Toolbox comprises three simplified sets of resources for use in the Emergency Room (ER), hospital and outpatient settings. Resources include admission and discharge checklists, treatment algorithms, recommendations for forming a multidisciplinary team, patient education, and self-management materials, and key performance indicators to monitor whether standards of care are met or maintained, or should be improved. CONCLUSIONS: The HF Toolbox provides practical resources to simplify the management of patients with HF and to support the formation of HF programs in the Region. The Toolbox is aligned with current guideline recommendations and can support the management of patients from presentation in the ER, through hospital admission to outpatient care.
OBJECTIVES: The management of heart failure (HF) is most effective when established treatment guidelines and recommendations are followed. We aimed to develop a "Toolbox" of resources to facilitate the care of patients with acute HF and chronic HF with reduced ejection fraction delivered by healthcare professionals across Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa (henceforth referred to as the "Region"). METHODS: We convened a group of cardiologists from across the Region to develop a set of checklists, algorithms, and other practical resources. These resources are based on our experiences, current evidence, and international guidelines. RESULTS: The HF Toolbox comprises three simplified sets of resources for use in the Emergency Room (ER), hospital and outpatient settings. Resources include admission and discharge checklists, treatment algorithms, recommendations for forming a multidisciplinary team, patient education, and self-management materials, and key performance indicators to monitor whether standards of care are met or maintained, or should be improved. CONCLUSIONS: The HF Toolbox provides practical resources to simplify the management of patients with HF and to support the formation of HF programs in the Region. The Toolbox is aligned with current guideline recommendations and can support the management of patients from presentation in the ER, through hospital admission to outpatient care.
Authors: U Kaul; M K Das; R Agarwal; H Bali; R Bingi; S Chandra; V K Chopra; J Dalal; U Jadhav; P Jariwala; A Jena; R Gupta; P Kerkar; S Guha; D Kumar; M Mashru; A Mehta; J C Mohan; T Nair; D Prabhakar; R Ray; R Rajani; S Sathe; N Sinha; G Vijayaraghavan Journal: Indian Heart J Date: 2020-09-18