What is the trade-off between clinical benefits and harms of salt and fluid restriction in most circumstances?
The committee considered that the harms of salt and fluid restriction, particularly in terms of quality of life, outweighed the benefits in most circumstances, and therefore decided that salt and fluid restriction should not be routinely offered. As a result, implementing a do not routinely offer recommendation might improve quality of life for current heart failure patients and could also be cost saving due to reduced appointment time as most people will no longer require information and advice on how to restrict their intake of salt and fluid.