Fluid restriction in heart failure patients: Is it useful? The design of a prospective, randomised study

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-242

  Holst, Marie ^a,b   Strömberg, Anna ^c,d   Lindholm, Maud ^a   Uden, Giggi ^a   Willenheimer, Ronnie ^b  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fluid restriction; Heart failure; Non pharmacological treatment; Thirst

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FLUID INTAKE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THIRST; WATER DEPRIVATION;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FLUID THERAPY; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SWEDEN; THIRST; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141570575     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-5151(03)00066-5     Document Type: Article

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