"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 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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Seclusion and Restraint: The Voice of the Patient. Can J Psychiatry. 2018 02; 63(2):78-79.
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Efforts to reduce seclusion and restraint use in a state psychiatric hospital: a ten-year perspective. Psychiatr Serv. 2014 Oct; 65(10):1273-6.
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Clostridium difficile: case report and concise review of fecal microbiota transplantation. J S C Med Assoc. 2013 Jun; 109(2):62-6.
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Systematic investigation of initiatives to reduce seclusion and restraint in a state psychiatric hospital. Psychiatr Serv. 2011 May; 62(5):477-83.
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Analysis of an outbreak of Clostridium difficile infection controlled with enhanced infection control measures. Am J Infect Control. 2009 Aug; 37(6):458-64.
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Ethical obligations of physicians participating in public health quarantine and isolation measures. Public Health Rep. 2008 Jan-Feb; 123(1):3-8.
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Enhancing patient safety in psychiatric settings. J Psychiatr Pract. 2007 Nov; 13(6):355-61.
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Evaluating initiatives to reduce seclusion and restraint. J Healthc Qual. 2007 Jul-Aug; 29(4):46-55.
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Effect of targeted surveillance for control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a community hospital system. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Mar; 27(3):233-8.
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Delays in suspicion and isolation among hospitalized persons with pulmonary tuberculosis at public and private US hospitals during 1996 to 1999. Chest. 2005 Jan; 127(1):205-12.