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Progressing care in the Medical High Dependency Unit: unit configurations, staffing, standards, and daily routine

Author(s) -

Christopher Wright,

Russell M Allan

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

acute medicine journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14

H-Index - 12

eISSN - 1747-4892

pISSN - 1747-4884

DOI - 10.52964/amja.0646

Subject(s) - staffing , dependency (uml) , unit (ring theory) , medical unit , medicine , acute care , medical care , nursing , medical emergency , psychology , computer science , health care , political science , mathematics education , software engineering , law

There are currently various models of care for provision of high dependency care for acutely ill medical patients across the UK. Acute Physicians are integral to the development and progression of this both challenging and rewarding area of medicine. This article outlines current standards, best evidence, and our own experience of both setting up and developing a medical high dependency unit (MHDU).

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