Patient Isolation
"Patient Isolation" 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.
The segregation of patients with communicable or other diseases for a specified time. Isolation may be strict, in which movement and social contacts are limited; modified, where an effort to control specified aspects of care is made in order to prevent cross infection; or reverse, where the patient is secluded in a controlled or germ-free environment in order to protect him or her from cross infection.
| Descriptor ID |
D010356
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.770 N06.850.780.200.450.650
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Isolation" by people in Profiles.
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Staggs VS. Predictors of Seclusion and Restraint Following Injurious Assaults on Psychiatric Units. J Patient Saf. 2021 12 01; 17(8):562-567.
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Newton-Howes G, Savage MK, Arnold R, Hasegawa T, Staggs V, Kisely S. The use of mechanical restraint in Pacific Rim countries: an international epidemiological study. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2020 Dec 02; 29:e190.
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Staggs VS. Nationally Advancing Quality Improvement in Restraint and Seclusion Measures. Psychiatr Serv. 2020 12 01; 71(12):1323-1324.
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Staggs VS. Variability in Psychiatric Facility Seclusion and Restraint Rates as Reported on Hospital Compare Site. Psychiatr Serv. 2020 09 01; 71(9):893-898.
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Staggs VS. Trends in Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Response to Injurious Assault in Psychiatric Units in U.S. Hospitals, 2007-2013. Psychiatr Serv. 2015 Dec 01; 66(12):1369-72.