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

Wright, C.J.; Allan, R.

Acute Medicine 16(1): 16-20

2017


ISSN/ISBN: 1747-4892
PMID: 28424800
Document Number: 17222
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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Progressing care in the Medical High Dependency Unit: unit configurations, staffing, standards, and daily routine