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Emerg Med J 2003;20:123-125 doi:10.1136/emj.20.2.123
  • Review

Clinical decision units in the emergency department: old concepts, new paradigms, and refined gate keeping

  1. T B Hassan
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr T B Hassan, Department of Emergency Medicine, The General Infirmary at Leeds, The Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK 
 taj.hassan{at}leedsth.nhs.uk

    Abstract

    This review looks at the background of clinical decision units/observation units and their role in the management of patients in the emergency department.

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    • Funding: none.

    • Conflicts of interest: TBH is the Clinical Lead of the Leeds CDU Group and has been involved in developing the CDU concept in Leeds since September 2000

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