A casemix: congestive heart failure readmission rate and its associated factors in a tertiary teaching hospital in Kuala Lumpur

• Main Authors: Wong, CM, Abdullah Aliff AW, Mohd Shahrol AW, Diana Safraa Selimin, Lavanyah S, Hamat Hamdi Che Hassan, Amrizal MN, Aljunid SM, Aniza Ismail
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15116/1/13_ms0370_pdf_13736.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15116/; http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/15/1
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Cardiovascular mortality is within the top five causes of death from non-communicable disease based on World Health Organization profile. Around 20% of heart failure patients are readmitted within 30 days worldwide. Readmission within 30 days for congestive heart failure often related to non-complia...