Table 1.

Exclusion criteria for admission to the acute admission ward of Rijnstate Hospital

Exclusion criteria for admission to the acute admission ward.
General	- In need of admittance to the cardiac care unit, medium care, or intensive care - Requiring specific psychiatric care - 18 years old - Multiple fractures - In need of isolation (tuberculosis, MRSA, varicella zoster) - Requiring post-examination recovery
Internal Medicine	- Lymphatic leukemia - HIV that requires treatment - In need of dialysis - Renal transplant - Autologous stem cell transplantation within the last 6 months
Pulmonology	- In need of non-invasive ventilation - In need of >5 l/min of supplemental oxygen - Unstable after 2 h of oxygen supply via non-rebreathing mask
Neurology	- Only patients with minor head trauma are accepted
Gastroenterology	- Pancreatitis - Gastrointestinal bleeding - Choledocholithiasis and cholangitis - Inflammatory bowel disease - Gastroenterological malignancy - Liver cirrhosis
Urology	- Severe hematuria - Terminal disease
Otorhinolaryngology	- Cuffed tracheal cannula - In need of advanced airway care - Severe facial fractures
Geriatrics	- Severe delirium - Terminal disease