Table 2 Patient stratification
A patient will be classified as being at low risk for early discharge if they fulfil all of the following criteria at the point of leaving hospital: |
|---|
New York Heart Association (NYHA) class ≤ II |
No chest pain attributable to cardiac ischaemia |
No untreated major arrhythmias |
Complications on day 0 to 1, but free of signs or symptoms on day 3 |
No fever during the last 24 h (infection-related) |
Independent mobilisation and capability of self-care |
Preserved diuresis (>40 ml/h during the last 24 h) |
No unresolved acute kidney injury type 3 (according to VARC-2 criteria) |
No red blood cell transfusion during the last 72 h |
Stable haemoglobin in 2 consecutive samples (defined as a decrease of no more than 2 mg/dl) |
No stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) |
No sign of systemic inflammation or infection (clinic or laboratory) |
No haemodynamic instability |