"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 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 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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Desai R, Patel K, Dave H, Shah K, DeWitt N, Fong HK, Varma Y, Varma K, Mansuri Z, Sachdeva R, Khanna A, Kumar G. Nationwide Frequency, Sequential Trends, and Impact of Co-morbid Mental Health Disorders on Hospitalizations, Outcomes, and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Am J Cardiol. 2020 04 15; 125(8):1256-1262.
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Chaffin HM, Nakagawa K, Koenig MA. Impact of Statewide Telestroke Network on Acute Stroke Treatment in Hawai'i. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2019 09; 78(9):280-286.
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Newgard CD, Fu R, Bulger E, Hedges JR, Mann NC, Wright DA, Lehrfeld DP, Shields C, Hoskins G, Warden C, Wittwer L, Cook JN, Verkest M, Conway W, Somerville S, Hansen M. Evaluation of Rural vs Urban Trauma Patients Served by 9-1-1 Emergency Medical Services. JAMA Surg. 2017 01 01; 152(1):11-18.
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Nabaweesi R, Ramakrishnaiah RH, Rettiganti MR, Luo C, Glasier CM, Maxson RT, Aitken ME, Kenney PJ, Robbins JM. The Clinical Impact of a Web-Based Image?Repository on Radiation Exposure in?Injured Children. J Am Coll Radiol. 2016 Nov; 13(11):1397-1403.
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Graham JE, Prvu Bettger J, Fisher SR, Karmarkar AM, Kumar A, Ottenbacher KJ. Duration to Admission and Hospital Transfers Affect Facility Rankings from the Postacute 30-Day Rehospitalization Quality Measure. Health Serv Res. 2017 06; 52(3):1024-1039.
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Nakagawa K, Galati A, Juarez DT. The excess cost of interisland transfer of intracerebral hemorrhage patients. Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Apr; 33(4):512-5.
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Okunji PO, Afghani A, Gomez F. Exploring the disparities in health-care outcomes of inpatient diabetic myocardial infarction transfers in non-federal hospitals. J Natl Black Nurses Assoc. 2012 Jul; 23(1):29-33.
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Chin BJ, Sakuda CM, Balaraman V. Improving transitional care in Hawaii: opening communication between community-based and tertiary-care healthcare providers. J Healthc Inf Manag. 2009; 23(1):46-9.
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Hedges JR, Newgard CD, Veum-Stone J, Selden NR, Adams AL, Diggs BS, Arthur M, Mullins RJ. Early neurosurgical procedures enhance survival in blunt head injury: propensity score analysis. J Emerg Med. 2009 Aug; 37(2):115-23.
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Newgard CD, McConnell KJ, Hedges JR, Mullins RJ. The benefit of higher level of care transfer of injured patients from nontertiary hospital emergency departments. J Trauma. 2007 Nov; 63(5):965-71.