Quality improvement at an acute medical unit in an Asian Academic Center: A mixed methods study of nursing work dynamics.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2019.09.002
Abstract: BACKGROUND The acute medical unit (AMU) provides early specialist care to emergency department patients before inpatient admission. The workflows and skills for successful AMU nursing comprise a hybrid of internal and emergency medicine. PURPOSE To… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; medical unit; nursing work; academic center ... See more keywords
Where are our patients? Retrospective cohort study of acute medical unit admissions during and prior to the COVID‐19 pandemic
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DOI: 10.1111/imj.14983
Abstract: Admissions to hospital have declined markedly during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Australia. This may be due to patients not presenting with acute illness or managing their chronic illness at home. We reviewed a cohort admitted… read more here.
Keywords: medical unit; patients retrospective; cohort; acute medical ... See more keywords
An unsuspected intracranial foreign body on the acute medical unit
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-230010
Abstract: A 54-year-old man was referred to the acute medical unit with a suspected stroke after presenting to his general practitioner with altered speech, left sided facial droop and confusion. The patient had a new right… read more here.
Keywords: intracranial foreign; medical unit; unit; unsuspected intracranial ... See more keywords
Acute medical unit: experience from a tertiary healthcare institution in Singapore.
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DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2018124
Abstract: Singapore's healthcare system is under strain from the rising demands of an increasing and ageing population, resulting in delayed specialist care for patients presenting to the emergency department and requiring admission. Acute assessment units have… read more here.
Keywords: medical unit; healthcare; healthcare institution; acute medical ... See more keywords
Comprehensive geriatric assessment on an acute medical unit: a qualitative study of older people’s and informal carer’s perspectives of the care and treatment received
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DOI: 10.1177/0269215515624134
Abstract: Objective: This qualitative study was imbedded in a randomized controlled trial evaluating the addition of geriatricians to usual care to enable the comprehensive geriatric assessment process with older patients on acute medical units. The qualitative… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; medical unit; qualitative study; acute medical ... See more keywords
An Acute Medical Unit in a Korean Tertiary Care Hospital Reduces the Length of Stay and Waiting Time in the Emergency Department
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DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2017.32.12.1917
Abstract: A hospitalist-run acute medical unit (AMU) opened at a tertiary care hospital on August 2015 for the first time in Korea. Patients visiting the emergency department (ED) with acute medical problems are admitted to the… read more here.
Keywords: medical unit; unit; time; care hospital ... See more keywords
The evidence for assessing frailty and sarcopenia in an acute medical unit: a systematic review.
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DOI: 10.52964/amja.0841
Abstract: BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES A systematic review was conducted to assess if frailty and sarcopenia were associated with poorer outcomes in older adults admitted to an acute medical unit (AMU). METHODS Eligible studies included older adults with an… read more here.
Keywords: frailty sarcopenia; acute medical; medical unit; systematic review ... See more keywords
Can we improve patients' physical activity levels after discharge by interventions on the Acute Medical Unit? The 'teachable moment'.
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DOI: 10.52964/amja.0924
Abstract: INTRODUCTION >30% of the population does less physical activity (PA) than recommended and few patients receive PA advice during a hospital admission (2,5). This study aimed to assess the feasibility of recruiting acute medical unit… read more here.
Keywords: activity levels; physical activity; medical unit; activity ... See more keywords