Heart Failure is difficult to diagnose due to the varying symptoms. In an ongoing clinical study, UMass Memorial Medical Center is attempting to establish a treatment plan while in the emergency room to increase patient improvement and decrease length of stay. Based on specific inclusion criteria, over six months we were able to enroll 41 patients in the study. Analysis of data for medications showed that statistically medication did not play a role in patient improvement or length of stay, likely due to large variability of the data and a small sample size.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Davis, Cortney M
• Flaherty, Erin K

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030112-202508

Advisor

• Rulfs, Jill

Year

• 2012

Sponsor

• University of Massachusetts Medical Center
• Chad Darling, M.D.

Date created

• 2012-03-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biology & Biotechnology

Rights statement

• In Copyright