"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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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Transfer" by people in Profiles.
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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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Ranney DN, Bonadonna D, Yerokun BA, Mulvihill MS, Al-Rawas N, Weykamp M, Gunasingha RM, Bartz RR, Haney JC, Daneshmand MA. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Interfacility Transfer: A Regional Referral Experience. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Nov; 104(5):1471-1478.
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Koff G, Vaid U, Len E, Crawford A, Oxman DA. Differences in Utilization of Life Support and End-of-Life Care for Medical ICU Patients With Versus Without Cancer. Crit Care Med. 2017 Apr; 45(4):e379-e383.
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Reddy SS, Civan JM. From Child-Pugh to Model for End-Stage Liver Disease: Deciding Who Needs a Liver Transplant. Med Clin North Am. 2016 May; 100(3):449-64.
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Whittaker SA, Fuchs BD, Gaieski DF, Christie JD, Goyal M, Meyer NJ, Kean C, Small DS, Bellamy SL, Mikkelsen ME. Epidemiology and outcomes in patients with severe sepsis admitted to the hospital wards. J Crit Care. 2015 Feb; 30(1):78-84.
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Yiee JH, Chang L, Kaplan A, Kwan L, Chung PJ, Litwin MS. Patterns of care in testicular torsion: influence of hospital transfer on testicular outcomes. J Pediatr Urol. 2013 Dec; 9(6 Pt A):713-20.
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Healy-Rodriguez MA, Freer C, Pontiggia L, Wilson R, Metraux S, Lord L. Impact of a logistics management program on admitted patient boarders within an emergency department. J Emerg Nurs. 2014 Mar; 40(2):138-45.
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Soremekun OA, Brown DF, Pines JM. Ambulance diversion and survival among patients with acute myocardial infarction. JAMA. 2011 Sep 28; 306(12):1324-5; author reply 1325.
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Rincon F, Morino T, Behrens D, Akbar U, Schorr C, Lee E, Gerber D, Parrillo J, Mirsen T. Association between out-of-hospital emergency department transfer and poor hospital outcome in critically ill stroke patients. J Crit Care. 2011 Dec; 26(6):620-5.
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Casserly B, Baram M, Walsh P, Sucov A, Ward NS, Levy MM. Implementing a collaborative protocol in a sepsis intervention program: lessons learned. Lung. 2011 Feb; 189(1):11-9.