 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.
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D010356
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.770 N06.850.780.200.450.650
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Isolation" by people in Profiles.
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Ahmad RM, Strobel RJ, Young AM, Wisniewski AM, Norman AV, Beller J, Yarboro LT, Yount KW, Kern JA, Preventza O, Teman NR. Contact Isolation Precautions are Associated With Increased Complications and Failure to Rescue After Cardiac Surgery. J Surg Res. 2025 Oct; 314:551-558.
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Grein JD, Garland JA, Arguinchona C, Frank MG, Garibaldi BT, Grindle A, Hewlett A, Kline S, Levine CB, Mehta A, Mukherjee V, Sauer LM, Searle EF, Vanairsdale S, Vasa A. Contributions of the Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Centers to the US COVID-19 Pandemic Response. Health Secur. 2022 Jun; 20(S1):S4-S12.
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Harris MTH, Young S, Barocas J, Bayoumi AM, Caudarella A, Laurence G, Tomanovich M, Komaromy M. A Descriptive Comparison of Substance Use Services in Recovery and Isolation Sites for People Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Boston and Toronto. Public Health Rep. 2021 Sep-Oct; 136(5):532-537.
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van der Linden J, Welsh JB, Hirsch IB, Garg SK. Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic and Its Impact on Time in Range. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2021 03; 23(S1):S1-S7.
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Barocas JA, Gai MJ, White LF, Faretra D, Sachs K, Komaromy M. Implementation of a Recuperation Unit and Hospitalization Rates Among People Experiencing Homelessness With COVID-19. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 03 01; 4(3):e212826.
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Miller SL, Mukherjee D, Wilson J, Clements N, Steiner C. Implementing a negative pressure isolation space within a skilled nursing facility to control SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Am J Infect Control. 2021 04; 49(4):438-446.
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Anglemyer A, Moore TH, Parker L, Chambers T, Grady A, Chiu K, Parry M, Wilczynska M, Flemyng E, Bero L. Digital contact tracing technologies in epidemics: a rapid review. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 08 18; 8:CD013699.
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Maron BA, Gladwin MT, Bonnet S, De Jesus Perez V, Perman SM, Yu PB, Ichinose F. Perspectives on Cardiopulmonary Critical Care for Patients With COVID-19: From Members of the American Heart Association Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 07 21; 9(14):e017111.
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Cieslak TJ, Evans L, Kortepeter MG, Grindle A, Aigbivbalu L, Boulter K, Carroll RW, Cumplido S, Danforth AG, Fry C, Gaensbauer J, Hume JR, Husain A, Kelleher A, Kratochvil CJ, Kunrath C, Morgan JS, Schwedhelm MM, Shane AL, Tennill P, Yager PH, Davies HD. Perspectives on the Management of Children in a Biocontainment Unit: Report of the NETEC Pediatric Workgroup. Health Secur. 2019 Jan/Feb; 17(1):11-17.
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Miller SL, Clements N, Elliott SA, Subhash SS, Eagan A, Radonovich LJ. Implementing a negative-pressure isolation ward for a surge in airborne infectious patients. Am J Infect Control. 2017 Jun 01; 45(6):652-659.
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