Specific Test Panels for Patients With Heart Failure: Implementation and Use in the Spanish National Health System
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2022-03-07Cita bibliográfica
Almenar Bonet L, Blasco Peiró MT, Laiz Marro B, Camafort Babkowski M, Buño Soto A, Crespo-Leiro MG. Specific test panels for patients with heart failure: implementation and use in the Spanish National Health System. Adv lab Med. 2022;3(1):65-70. https://doi.org/10.1515/almed-2022-0006
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[Abstract] Objectives. The use of specific test panels (STP) for heart failure (HF) could help improve the management of this condition. The purpose of this study is to gain an insight into the level of implementation of STPs in the management of HF in Spain and gather the opinions of experts, with a special focus on parameters related to iron metabolism.
Methods. The opinions of experts in HF were gathered in three stages STAGE 1 as follows: level of implementation of STPs (n=40). STAGE 2: advantages and disadvantages of STPs (n=12). STAGE 3: level of agreement with the composition of three specific STPs for HF: initial evaluation panel, monitoring panel, and de novo panel (n=16).
Results. In total, 62.5% of hospitals used STPs for the clinical management of HF, with no association found between the use of STPs and the level of health care (p=0.132) and location of the center (p=0.486) or the availability of a Heart Failure Unit in the center (p=0.737). According to experts, the use of STPs in clinical practice has more advantages than disadvantages (8 vs. 3), with a notable positive impact on diagnostics. Experts gave three motivations and found three limitations to the implementation of STPs. The composition of the three specific STPs for HF was viewed positively by experts.
Conclusions. Although the experts interviewed advocate the use of diagnostic and monitoring STPs for HF, efforts are still necessary to achieve the standardization and homogenization of test panels for HF in Spanish hospitals.
Palabras chave
Diagnosis
Healthcare management
Heart failure
Iron profile
Monitoring
Test panels
Healthcare management
Heart failure
Iron profile
Monitoring
Test panels
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Atribución 4.0 Internacional
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2628-491X