Patient Isolation Precautions: Are They Worth It? [PDF]
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2016 Isolation precautions are intended to minimize pathogen transmission and reduce hospital-acquired infections. More recently, the effectiveness of isolation precautions has been questioned because of increasing evidence of risks.
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Impact of patient isolation on emergency department length of stay: A retrospective cohort study using the Registry for Emergency Care. [PDF]
Emerg Med Australas, 2020 The number of patients with suspected COVID‐19 presenting to Australian EDs continues to impose a burden on healthcare services. Isolation is an important aspect of infection prevention and control, but has been associated with undesirable consequences ...
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Active Surveillance of Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms (CPO) Colonization With Xpert Carba-R Assay Plus Positive Patient Isolation Proves to Be Effective in CPO Containment. [PDF]
Front Cell Infect Microbiol, 2019 Background: Rapid screening of patients for colonization with carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPO), coupled with implementation of infection prevention strategies, has the potential to contain the spread of CPO.
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Patient isolation in psychiatric healthcare
Psychiatria Polska, 2019 Cel pracyPoznanie opinii pacjentów opieki psychiatrycznej na temat postaw personelu oraz udziału rodziny w procesie leczenia.MetodaW badaniu wzięło udział 219 pacjentów: 80 pacjentów opieki całodobowej; 69 pacjentów opieki dziennej; 70 pacjentów poradni zdrowia psychicznego.
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Adverse Events Associated with Patient Isolation: A Systematic Literature Revue and Meta-analysis.
Journal of Hospital Infection, 2021 BACKGROUND Patient isolation is widely recommended and used in healthcare institutions to prevent transmission of MDRO. However, its risk-benefit ratio is debated.
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The Impact of Quarantine, Isolation, and Social Distancing on COVID-19 Prevention: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System, 2020 Background: The new Corona virus disease (COVID-19) appeared in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Methods, such as quarantine, isolation, and social distancing, if implemented properly, can help prevent the transmission of the disease.
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Need for Information and Communication Technology during COVID-19: An Exploratory Study Using Nurses’ Activity Diaries [PDF]
Healthcare Informatics Research, 2023 Objectives The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to high levels of burnout among nurses. Information and communication technology (ICT) may offer a solution to prevent a potential collapse in healthcare.
Hyeongsuk Lee, Dongmin Lee, Seungmin Lee
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Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2023 Problem: From April to September 2021, Fiji experienced a second wave of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) precipitated by the Delta variant of concern, prompting a need to strengthen existing data management of positive COVID-19 cases.
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Building and Environment, 2021 The world is now facing the Covid-19 pandemic and the control of Covid-19 spread in health care facilities is a serious concern. The ventilation system in hospital isolation rooms with infectious patients plays a significant role in minimizing the ...
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Occupational risks for SARS-CoV-2 infection: the Polish experience
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2020 Objectives The disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), termed COVID-19, is asymptomatic or mild in most cases. These patients do not need treatment in hospital and can be isolated at home. To date, most studies
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