Ottawa Heart Failure Risk Scale (OHFRS)
Identifies ED patients with heart failure at high risk for serious adverse events.
INSTRUCTIONS
Use in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute dyspnea secondary to new-onset or chronic heart failure (HF), after initial intervention. Do not use prior to ED intervention. Do not use in patients who are hemodynamically unstable (see When to Use for full exclusion criteria).
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