Post operative care: the role of the high dependency unit.
The development of a High Dependency Unit (HDU) which caters for the early postoperative care of patients undergoing major surgery, and for the seriously ill, is described. During its first six months, 320 patients have been treated in the unit, and its initial objectives have been successfully achieved.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D011182:Postoperative Care; D014852:Wales