Patterns and outcomes of admissions to the medical acute care unit of a tertiary teaching hospital in South Africa

Background: A Medical Acute Care Unit (MACU) was established at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH) to provide comprehensive medical specialist care to the patients presenting with acute medical emergencies. Improved healthcare delivery systems at the MACU may result in shorter hospital...

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Main Authors: Uzma Khan, Colin N. Menezes, Nimmisha Govind
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X20301415