Health Care

Clinical Observation Units

A hospital unit that serves as a dedicated observation area for emergency room patients when a decision to admit or not is unclear. Also known as clinical decision units or short-stay observation units.

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Abstract

A hospital unit that serves as a dedicated observation area for emergency room patients when a decision to admit or not is unclear. Also known as clinical decision units or short-stay observation units.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Clinical Decision Units
  • Observation Units
  • Clinical Decision Unit
  • Observation Unit

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10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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History Note

2019

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  1. N02.278w.388.075

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Clinical Observation Units. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000076542. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000076542
  2. Clinical Observation Units. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113575856