Clinical Observation Units

Preferred Label : Clinical Observation Units;

MeSH definition : A hospital unit that serves as a dedicated observation area for emergency room patients when a decision to admit or not is unclear. Also known as clinical decision units or short-stay observation units.;

MeSH synonym : Observation Units; Observation Unit; Clinical Decision Units; Clinical Decision Unit;

Details

Origin ID

D000076542;

UMLS CUI

C4284828;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- organization & administration [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Observation unit [LOINC System]
Record concept(s)
- Clinical Observation Units [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Health Care Related Organization [UMLS semantic type]
- Manufactured Object [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Observation Room [NCIt concept]
- Observation unit [LOINC System]

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