Posted By Jenis Shah
How to avoid Repeated hospitalization
How to avoid Repeated hospitalization : 10 points
Patient education at discharge
Scheduling post discharge appointment
Early recognition of symptoms
Recognizing warning signs
Compliance with medications
Compliance with life style advice
Daily weight chart
Control of other co-morbid conditions
Immunization
Education of care giver
If you pay due attention to the points mentioned above you can certainly avoid repeated hospitalization in patients with heart failure. Because more than 80% repeat hospitalizations happen when the patients or the care givers have not paid attention to one or more points mentioned above.
