TABLE 1.

Definitions of ‘admitted to hospital’ in patients with rotavirus gastroenteritis

Counted in surveillance	Centres, n/n	Centres
Patients in the inpatient unit/ward	12/12	–
Patients in the ED for less than 24 h	0/12	–
Patients in the ED for more than 24 h	2/12	D, F
Patients in observation or holding rooms in ED	2/12	E, J
Patients in short-stay rooms in ED	2/12	A, E

ED Emergency department