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"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.

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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
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
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 Patient Dumping Patient Dumping Dumping, Patient

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Patient Transfer".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Continuity of Patient Care [E02.760.169]
Patient Transfer [E02.760.169.624]
Hospitalization [E02.760.400]
Patient Transfer [E02.760.400.630]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Continuity of Patient Care [N02.421.585.169]
Patient Transfer [N02.421.585.169.624]
Hospitalization [N02.421.585.400]
Patient Transfer [N02.421.585.400.630]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Patient Care Management [N04.590]
Comprehensive Health Care [N04.590.233]
Primary Health Care [N04.590.233.727]
Continuity of Patient Care [N04.590.233.727.210]
Patient Transfer [N04.590.233.727.210.624]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Patient Transfer".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Patient Transfer" by people in this website by year, and whether "Patient Transfer" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 64 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2002	1	0	1
2005	0	1	1
2006	1	0	1
2007	2	1	3
2008	1	0	1
2009	2	2	4
2010	0	1	1
2011	3	0	3
2012	2	1	3
2013	1	1	2
2014	3	0	3
2015	5	1	6
2016	3	2	5
2017	4	5	9
2018	6	1	7
2019	3	0	3
2020	2	1	3
2021	2	1	3
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	1	0	1

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Stempek SB, Rosenblatt MS, Repenning N, Sterman J, Morrissette JR, Flanagan SE, Sallese L, Lei Y, Liesching TN. Efficacy of a Standardized Process in Optimizing Appropriate Use of Progressive Care Unit Beds in a Tertiary Care Facility. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2024 Sep-Oct 01; 43(5):259-265.

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Ward MJ, Hwang U, Hastings SN, Timko C, Chen JI, Vashi AA, Mattocks K, Abel EA, Bravata DM. Research and policy recommendations from the SOTA XVI: State of the Art Conference on VA Emergency Medicine. Acad Emerg Med. 2023 04; 30(4):240-251.

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Kirkland KD, Gratton A, Mentzer C, Kubasiak JC, Yon JR. Inter-facility transfers for burn patients with concomitant traumatic injuries. Burns. 2023 09; 49(6):1267-1271.

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Sorra J, Zebrak K, Carpenter D, Famolaro T, Rauch J, Li J, Davis T, Nguyen HQ, McIntosh M, Mitchell S, Hirschman KB, Levine C, Clouser JM, Brock J, Williams MV. 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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Frakes MA, Richards JB, Cocchi MN, Cohen A, Cohen JE, Dargin J, Friedman FD, Kaye AS, Rettig JS, Seethala R, Wilcox SR. Critical Care Transport of Patients With COVID-19. J Intensive Care Med. 2021 Jun; 36(6):704-710.

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Waseem H, Salih YA, Burney CP, Abel MA, Riblet N, Kim A, Robbins N. Efficacy and Safety of the Telestroke Drip-And-Stay Model: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021 Apr; 30(4):105638.

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Kapoor A, Landyn V, Wagner J, Burgwinkle P, Huang W, Gore J, Spencer FA, Goldberg R, McManus DD, Darling C, Boudreaux E, Barton B, Mazor KM. Supplying Pharmacist Home Visit and Anticoagulation Professional Consultation During Transition of Care for Patients With Venous Thromboembolism. J Patient Saf. 2020 12; 16(4):e367-e375.

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Hubsky AR, Noble BN, Hartung DM, Tjia J, Lapane KL, Furuno JP. Opioid prescribing on discharge to skilled nursing facilities. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2020 09; 29(9):1183-1188.

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Rai B, Tennyson J, Marshall RT. Retrospective Analysis of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Physician Medical Control Calls. West J Emerg Med. 2020 Apr 22; 21(3):665-670.

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McHaney-Lindstrom M, Hebert C, Miller H, Moffatt-Bruce S, Root E. Network analysis of intra-hospital transfers and hospital onset clostridium difficile infection. Health Info Libr J. 2020 Mar; 37(1):26-34.

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