Gaeta Giovanni, Effuso Lorenzo, Gaeta Lucia, Martinelli Elio
Recenti Prog Med. 2003 Mar;94(3):120-4.
Heart failure is a growing public health problem owing to his increase in incidence and prevalence, and his substantial morbidity and mortality. It consumes a significant proportion of the health care budget in most developed countries. A multidisciplinary management program can substantially reduce the risk of readmission improving the living standard. It requires several health professionals: the hospital discharge summary can constitute an efficacious medium for the communication between them and with the patient, provided that it includes information about life-style changes, etiology, co-morbidity, prognosis and therapy.
由于心力衰竭的发病率和患病率不断上升，且其具有较高的发病率和死亡率，它已成为一个日益严重的公共卫生问题。在大多数发达国家，它消耗了相当一部分医疗保健预算。多学科管理计划可以大幅降低再次入院风险，提高生活水平。这需要多名医疗专业人员参与：医院出院小结可以成为他们之间以及与患者沟通的有效媒介，前提是其中包含有关生活方式改变、病因、合并症、预后和治疗的信息。
