Use of observation care in US emergency departments, 2001 to 2008.

Use of observation care in US emergency departments, 2001 to 2008.

Observation care is a core component of emergency care delivery, yet, the prevalence of emergency department (ED) observation units (OUs) and use of observation care after ED visits is unknown. Our objective was to describe the 1) prevalence of OUs in United States (US) hospitals, 2) clinical condit...

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Main Authors: Arjun K Venkatesh, Benjamin P Geisler, Jennifer J Gibson Chambers, Christopher W Baugh, J Stephen Bohan, Jeremiah D Schuur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3173457?pdf=render

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