"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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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Transfer" by people in Profiles.
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Understanding the groups of care transition strategies used by U.S. hospitals: an application of factor analytic and latent class methods. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2021 10 25; 21(1):228.
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Development and psychometric properties of surveys to assess patient and family caregiver experience with care transitions. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Aug 09; 21(1):785.
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Development and psychometric properties of surveys to assess provider perspectives on the barriers and facilitators of effective care transitions. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 May 20; 21(1):478.
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The association of care transitions measure-15 score and outcomes after discharge from the NICU. BMC Pediatr. 2021 01 04; 21(1):7.
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Facility of Origin Predicts Mortality After Colonic Perforation. Am Surg. 2021 Aug; 87(8):1327-1333.
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Comparison of Early Warning Scoring Systems for Hospitalized Patients With and Without Infection at Risk for In-Hospital Mortality and Transfer to the Intensive Care Unit. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 05 01; 3(5):e205191.
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A Risk Score to Predict Short-term Outcomes Following Emergency Department Discharge. West J Emerg Med. 2018 Sep; 19(5):842-848.
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Complex Care Hospital Use and Postdischarge Coaching: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatrics. 2018 08; 142(2).
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Care Transitions From Patient and Caregiver Perspectives. Ann Fam Med. 2018 05; 16(3):225-231.
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Pediatric emergency transport: communication and coordination are key to improving outcomes. Pediatr Emerg Med Pract. 2018 Apr; 15(4):1-20.