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Table 1.

Spatial requirements for the establishment of a CPU

Criterium	Minimum requirement	Additional DGK recommendation
Rooms	Integration in an emergency unit with continuous availability of defined facilities (see below), led by cardiologists	Well-designated rooms, monitoring room, waiting room, treatment room, conference room
Bed capacity	At least four monitored beds	1 additional bed per 50,000 inhabitants in the region
Access	24 h a day/7 days a week^a
Catheterization laboratory	In-house, continual access (24/7)^a
Resuscitation/emergency concept	The CPU must be integrated in the in-house emergency concept (emergency team)

^aExcept in cases where there are technical issues