title: Observation units: the role of an outpatient extended treatment site in pediatric care.
abstract: This article explores the role of extended outpatient treatment in pediatric care, presents important considerations when planning and implementing an outpatient extended treatment site (OETS), discusses operations of a recently opened unit, and examines the research and teaching potential of an OETS.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford 06106, USA.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Wiley
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Friday
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nowakowski
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pittsinger-Kazimer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Platt
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Scribano
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003237:Connecticut; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D019370:Observation; D010045:Outpatients; D010343:Patient Admission; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*