ABSTRACT The Royal College of Physicians' Acute care toolkit 10 has recommended the
use of the AMB score as an aid to determining patients suitable for ambulatory care. As this …

Accurate prediction of the likelihood of same-day discharge could make it possible to direct
one-third of the medical in-take to an ambulatory care unit, thereby facilitating bed …

Abstract Background The Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol (AEP) proposes admission
criteria based only on physiological and laboratory parameters and has recently informed an …

Background: Early identification of patients likely to have a short admission permits best use
of limited resources to facilitate rapid discharge where possible. The ALICE score is a simple …

Ambulatory emergency care (AEC) is an essential component of any acute medical unit
(AMU). This statement is predicated on the clinical and financial benefits it confers. In this …

Objectives To assess the performance of the Amb score and Glasgow Admission Prediction
Score (GAPS) in identifying acute medical admissions suitable for same day emergency …

This study aimed to determine whether the admission Timed Up and Go Test (TUG)
predicted the length of stay of patients in an acute geriatric ward. Consecutive patients were …

EDITOR,-We are disappointed that Minerva has fallen into the same trap as others before
her in misconstruing the role of the acute physiology and chronic health evaluation …

Background Acute Medical Units (AMUs) have been developed as the common portal of
entry to secondary care in the United Kingdom for patients presenting with emergency or …

Aim We compared the abilities of two established clinical scores to predict emergency
department (ED) disposition: the Glasgow Admission Prediction Score (GAPS) and the …