著者

Satoshi Katano Toshiyuki Yano Ryo Numazawa Ryohei Nagaoka Kotaro Yamano Yusuke Fujisawa Suguru Honma Ayako Watanabe Katsuhiko Ohori Hidemichi Kouzu Takefumi Fujito Tomoyuki Ishigo Hayato Kunihara Hiroya Fujisaki Masaki Katayose Akiyoshi Hashimoto Masato Furuhashi

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CR-23-0049, (Released:2023-06-20)

参考文献数

41

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Background: A multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach is crucial for managing older patients with heart failure (HF). We investigated the impact on clinical outcomes of implementation of a conference sheet (CS) with an 8-component radar chart for visualizing and sharing patient information.Methods and Results: We enrolled 395 older inpatients with HF (median age 79 years [interquartile range 72–85 years]; 47% women) and divided them into 2 groups according to CS implementation: a non-CS group (before CS implementation; n=145) and a CS group (after CS implementation; n=250). The clinical characteristics of patients in the CS group were assessed using 8 scales (physical function, functional status, comorbidities, nutritional status, medication adherence, cognitive function, HF knowledge level, and home care level). In-hospital outcomes (Short Physical Performance Battery, Barthel Index score, length of hospital stay, and hospital transfer rate) were significantly better in the CS than non-CS group. During the follow-up period, 112 patients experienced composite events (all-cause death or admission for HF). Inverse probabilities of treatment-weighted Cox proportional hazard analyses demonstrated a 39% reduction in risk of composite events in the CS group (adjusted hazard ratio 0.65; 95% confidence interval 0.43–0.97).Conclusions: Radar chart-based information sharing among MDT members is associated with superior in-hospital clinical outcomes and a favorable prognosis.