Introduction of the specialty of acute medicine and of acute medical units (AMUs) in the UK
have been associated with improvements in mortality, length of stay and flow, but there is no …

The number of acute medical admissions to hospital continues to rise although not all need
a prolonged stay. At the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, a short-stay unit (SSU) was …

Purpose–The purpose of this study is to explore the patterns of referral, reasons for
admission or discharge from acute medical assessment/admission units (AMAUs) and the …

Objective To investigate factors predictive of short hospital admissions and appropriate
placement to inpatient versus clinical decision units (CDUs). Method This is a retrospective …

Background: While many UK hospitals have introduced an acute medical admissions unit
(AMAU) to facilitate an efficient emergency admission process and reduce length of hospital …

Medical short stay units help to increase patient flow and decrease length of stay, but
selecting appropriate patients for admission to such units is difficult. The selection tool used …

Background To explore whether giving patients admitted to the Short Stay Unit (SSU) in the
Emergency Department (ED) their medical notes improved patient understanding of key …

Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of how short‐stay observation units (SOUs) affect
the efficiency of healthcare delivery and the quality of services provided. Data sources …

Objective The number of emergency admissions to hospital in England and Wales has risen
sharply in recent years and is a matter of concern to clinicians, policy makers and patients …

MJA 196 (2)· 6 February 2012 102 to delayed admission. 3 This problem is commonly
encountered in the US and UK, and many sites have adopted the solution of giving senior …