The association between opening a short stay paediatric assessment unit and trends in short stay hospital admissions
Abstract Background Many inpatient facilities in Scotland have opened short stay paediatric assessment units (SSPAU) which are clinical areas separate from the usual inpatient ward area and these are where most short stay (also called zero day) admissions are accommodated. Here we describe the effec...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-05-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06541-x |