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CALLY index in patients admitted in the intensive care unit with a diagnosis of decompensated heart failure
Abstract
Aims: This study aimed to investigate whether the CALLY index is associated with mortality in patients admitted to intensive care due to decompensated heart failure.
Methods: In this retrospective study, 130 patients diagnosed with decompensated heart failure admitted to the intensive care unit between 15 October 2023 and 15 October 2024 were included. Demographic data, comorbidities, stages of heart failure, length of stay in the intensive care unit, and mortality status were examined. CALLY index were calculated, and their relationship with mortality was examined.
Results: The CALLY index was found to be statistically significant in distinguishing mortality (p = 0.018). A higher mortality rate was observed in the group with a low CALLY index (<=0.12) (% 26.9% vs % 10.3%) (p=0.013).
Conclusion: In patients with decompensated heart failure followed in the intensive care unit, mortality was inversely related to the CALLY index. The CALLY index, a straightforward method for calculation, can serve as a guide for clinicians in determining prognosis.

Keywords : Heart failure, CALLY index, intensive care unit

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Volume 4, Issue 4, 2025
Page : 88-92
https://doi.org/10.51271/ANKMJ-0055
Article Information
Received : 25 Eyl 2025
Accepted : 18 Eki 2025
Published : 19 Eki 2025
Corresponding Author :

Esra Polat: Department of Cardiology, Gaziantep City Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkiye

[email protected]
Citation : Eygi E, Sakallı S, Durucu B, Dondurmacı E, Akyüz İnanç F, Polat E. CALLY index in patients admitted in the intensive care unit with a diagnosis of decompensated heart failure. Ank Med J. 2025;4(4):88-92.

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