Cohort Study of Initial Diuretic Dosing and Outcomes Among Patients Hospitalized for Congestive Heart Failure: Insights From the Cardiovascular Quality Improvement and Care Innovation Consortium

In a cohort of patients admitted for heart failure, more than 1 in 3 patients received an initial dose of intravenous loop diuretics that was lower than or equivalent to their home diuretic dose, and the initial dose was associated with length of hospital stay and acute kidney injury.