"Patient Transfer" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Interfacility or intrahospital transfer of patients. Intrahospital transfer is usually to obtain a specific kind of care and interfacility transfer is usually for economic reasons as well as for the type of care provided.
| Descriptor ID |
D010360
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.169.624 E02.760.400.630 N02.421.585.169.624 N02.421.585.400.630 N04.590.233.727.210.624
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Transfer- Patient Transfer
- Patient Transfers
- Transfer, Patient
- Transfers, Patient
Patient Transition- Patient Transition
- Patient Transitions
- Transition, Patient
- Transitions, Patient
- Care Transition
- Care Transitions
- Transition, Care
- Transitions, Care
- Transition of Care
- Health Care Transition
- Care Transition, Health
- Care Transitions, Health
- Health Care Transitions
- Transition, Health Care
- Transitions, Health Care
Patient Turfing- Patient Turfing
- Patient Turfings
- Turfing, Patient
- Turfings, Patient
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 29 | 16 | 45 |
| 2018 | 24 | 13 | 37 |
| 2019 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2020 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Transfer" by people in Profiles.
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Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Outcomes of Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019. Crit Care Med. 2022 02 01; 50(2):256-263.
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COVID-19 Level-Loading: Transferring Emergency Department Patients to a Partner Academic Medical Center Within a Healthcare System. Am J Med Qual. 2021 Sep-Oct 01; 36(5):368-370.
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Surge and Mortality in ICUs in New York City's Public Healthcare System. Crit Care Med. 2021 09 01; 49(9):1439-1450.
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Structural Design and Preliminary Tests of a Novel Patient Transfer Apparatus for Medical Scenarios. J Healthc Eng. 2021; 2021:2770846.
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Review of Irish patients meeting ST elevation criteria during the COVID-19 pandemic. Open Heart. 2021 08; 8(2).
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Medicalized Hotel as an Alternative to Hospital Care for Management of Noncritical COVID-19. Ann Intern Med. 2021 09; 174(9):1338-1340.
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New health care facilities in the COVID-19 pandemic: health hotels. Emergencias. 2021 06; 33(3):225-228.
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Department Transfers to a Higher Level of Care. West J Emerg Med. 2021 May 17; 22(3):561-564.
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Initiation of an inter-hospital extracorporeal membrane oxygenation transfer programme for critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019: bringing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support to peripheral hospitals. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2021 05 10; 32(5):812-816.
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Decline in Rehab Transfers Among Rehab-Eligible Stroke Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021 Aug; 30(8):105857.