Patient Transfer

"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.

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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
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
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 Patient Dumping Patient Dumping Dumping, Patient

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Patient Transfer".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Continuity of Patient Care [E02.760.169]
Patient Transfer [E02.760.169.624]
Hospitalization [E02.760.400]
Patient Transfer [E02.760.400.630]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Continuity of Patient Care [N02.421.585.169]
Patient Transfer [N02.421.585.169.624]
Hospitalization [N02.421.585.400]
Patient Transfer [N02.421.585.400.630]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Patient Care Management [N04.590]
Comprehensive Health Care [N04.590.233]
Primary Health Care [N04.590.233.727]
Continuity of Patient Care [N04.590.233.727.210]
Patient Transfer [N04.590.233.727.210.624]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Patient Transfer" by people in this website by year, and whether "Patient Transfer" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 45 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2007

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	1	0	1
2005	2	1	3
2006	0	1	1
2007	1	4	5
2008	1	1	2
2009	2	1	3
2010	2	2	4
2011	2	0	2
2012	0	1	1
2013	2	1	3
2014	0	2	2
2016	2	2	4
2017	1	2	3
2018	2	2	4
2019	1	0	1
2020	2	1	3
2021	0	1	1
2022	1	0	1
2023	1	0	1

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Gray MM, Riley T, Greene ND, Mastroianni R, McLean C, Umoren RA, Tiwari A, Mahankali A, Billimoria ZC. Neonatal Transport Safety Metrics and Adverse Event Reporting: A Systematic Review. Air Med J. 2023 Jul-Aug; 42(4):283-295.

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Niemczyk NA, Ren D, Stapleton SR. Associations between prolonged second stage of labor and maternal and neonatal outcomes in freestanding birth centers: a retrospective analysis. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022 Feb 04; 22(1):99.

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Alexander C, Rovinski-Wagner C, Wagner S, Oliver BJ. Building a Reliable Health Care System: A Lean Six Sigma Quality Improvement Initiative on Patient Handoff. J Nurs Care Qual. 2021 Jul-Sep 01; 36(3):195-201.

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Rossi R, Rellosa N, Miller R, Schultz CL, Miller JM, Berman L, Miller EG. A Complicated Case of Vaccine Refusal. Pediatrics. 2020 10; 146(4).

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Gough BL, Painter MD, Hoffman AL, Caplan RJ, Peters CA, Cipolle MD. Right Patient, Right Place, Right Time : Field Triage and Transfer to Level I Trauma Centers. Am Surg. 2020 Dec; 86(12):1697-1702.

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Gough BL, Painter MD, Hoffman AL, Caplan RJ, Peters CA, Cipolle MD. Right Patient, Right Place, Right Time: Field Triage and Transfer to Level I Trauma Centers. Am Surg. 2020 May; 86(5):400-406.

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Stadler DS, Oliver BJ, Raymond JG, Routzhan GF, Flaherty EA, Stahl JE, Batsis JA, Bartels SJ. Reducing Avoidable Facility Transfers (RAFT): Outcomes of a Team Model to Minimize Unwarranted Emergency Care at Skilled Nursing Facilities. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2019 08; 20(8):929-934.

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Cairo SB, Majumdar I, Pryor A, Posner A, Harmon CM, Rothstein DH. Response to Letter to the Editor; Comments on "Challenges in Transition of Care for Pediatric Patients after Weight-Reduction Surgery: a Systematic Review and Recommendations for Comprehensive Care". Obes Surg. 2018 09; 28(9):2914-2915.

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Kwok CS, Rao SV, Potts JE, Kontopantelis E, Rashid M, Kinnaird T, Curzen N, Nolan J, Bagur R, Mamas MA. Burden of 30-Day Readmissions After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in 833,344 Patients in the United States: Predictors, Causes, and Cost: Insights From the Nationwide Readmission Database. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 04 09; 11(7):665-674.

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Lautz AJ, Martin KC, Nishisaki A, Bonafide CP, Hales RL, Hunt EA, Nadkarni VM, Sutton RM, Boyer DL. Focused Training for the Handover of Critical Patient Information During Simulated Pediatric Emergencies. Hosp Pediatr. 2018 04; 8(4):227-231.

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