gwtg_hf_risk_score: GWTG-HF Risk Score for In-Hospital Mortality

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GWTG-HF Risk Score for In-Hospital Mortality

Description

Calculates the Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure (GWTG-HF) risk score to predict in-hospital all-cause mortality in patients hospitalized with heart failure. The score uses admission vitals (SBP, HR), labs (BUN, Sodium), age, COPD history, and race.

Usage

gwtg_hf_risk_score(age, systolic_bp, bun, heart_rate, sodium, copd,
                   race_black = 0, bun_units = "mg/dL", sodium_units = "mEq/L")

Arguments

age	Numeric. Patient age in years.
systolic_bp	Numeric. Admission Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg).
bun	Numeric. Admission Blood Urea Nitrogen level.
heart_rate	Numeric. Admission Heart Rate (bpm).
sodium	Numeric. Admission Serum Sodium level.
copd	Numeric (0 or 1). History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. (1 = Yes).
race_black	Numeric (0 or 1). Is the patient Black/African American? (1 = Yes, 0 = No). Note: Non-Black race adds points in this model.
bun_units	String. Units for BUN input. "mg/dL" (default) or "mmol/L".
sodium_units	String. Units for Sodium input. "mEq/L" (default) or "mmol/L".

Value

A list containing:

GWTG_HF_Score	The calculated risk score (Range 0-100+).
Est_In_Hospital_Mortality	Estimated probability of in-hospital mortality.

References

Peterson PN, Rumsfeld JS, Liang L, et al. A validated risk score for in-hospital mortality in patients with heart failure from the Get With the Guidelines Program. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2010;3(1):25-32. doi:10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.109.854877

Examples

# Example 1: High Risk
# 85yo, SBP 100, BUN 50, HR 100, Na 130, COPD, White
gwtg_hf_risk_score(85, 100, 50, 100, 130, 1, 0)

# Example 2: Low Risk
# 50yo, SBP 140, BUN 15, HR 70, Na 140, No COPD, Black
gwtg_hf_risk_score(50, 140, 15, 70, 140, 0, 1)

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