147 Daily weight and fluid balance assessment in patients admitted with acute heart failure

Abstract

in demonstrating a real-world benefit could be attributed to small numbers of patients and short timeframes to evaluate impact.The results also help convey an important safety aspect of using the CASI tool showing a 1.9-fold (95% CI: 1.25 -2.89; p-value=0.007) increase in the number of emergency admissions for heart failure compared to prior to induction of CASI in the registered users (figure 2). This demonstrates an important triage system embedded in the NHS test bed work in being able to not just send patients to ambulatory care but also filter out patients that need more urgent review. Conclusion It is important to appreciate the importance of an ambulatory heart failure service in freeing up NHS beds. Evaluating the NHS Test Bed project over a longer timeframe with large numbers of patients to reach statistical significance will be of vital importance to prepare for the future surges of the COVID-19 pandemic.