State of the art: Emergency department observation units

Critical Pathways in Cardiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 128-138

  Ross, Michael A ^a   Aurora, Taruna ^b   Graff, Louis ^c   Suri, Pawan ^b   O'Malley, Rachel ^a   Ojo, Aderonke ^d   Bohan, Steve ^e   Clark, Carol ^f  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW BRITAIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

accelerated diagnostic protocols; accelerated treatment protocols; emergency departments; observation units

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ASTHMA; BACKACHE; CARDIOVERSION; CELLULITIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEHYDRATION; DELIRIUM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EXERCISE TEST; FALLING; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSERVATION UNIT; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PYELONEPHRITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UROLITHIASIS;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT READMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84864353670     PISSN: 1535282X     EISSN: 15352811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HPC.0b013e31825def28     Document Type: Review

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