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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.
Elliott Sprague +2 more
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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.
Mohebat Vali +5 more
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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.
Karen Hammad +6 more
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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
Radosław Sierpiński +5 more
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Therapeutic isolation in psychiatry
European Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction Therapeutic seclusion, consist of locking a patient alone in a room dedicated to this type of care. It poses real questions about respect for fundamental rights, in particular the right to liberty.
H. El Kefi +6 more
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Daily of people supplied by hanseniasis in compulsory insulation in Hospital Colony [PDF]
Revista Enfermagem Digital Cuidado e Promoção da Saúde, 2019 Objective: To learn about the daily lives of people affected by institutionalized leprosy during compulsory isolation at Hospital Colônia Padre Antônio Manoel, in Paulista-PE. Methods: Qualitative-descriptive study.
Camila Xavier de Melo +5 more
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Effect of using disposable polyethylene bag as a probe cover or finger cover in pulse oximetry
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 Background: Consumer-grade pulse oximeters are used to monitor blood oxygen levels (SpO2) at home. Sharing a pulse oximeter with family members in isolation centers or home isolation due to COVID-19 may increase the chances of cross-infection.
Himel Mondal +3 more
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Closed Venereology Wards in the German Democratic Republic
Acta Medico-Historica Rigensia, 2019 Over the 40-year existence of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), multiple thousands of women have been committed to closed venereology wards. The system of compulsory hospitalisation to closed venereology wards established in the GDR was based on the ...
Florian Steger, Maximilian Schochow
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Low Motor Dexterity and Significant Behaviors Following Hospitalized Isolation in Children
Children, 2023 The main objective of this study was to describe the cortical patterns of brain activity during a gross dexterity task and develop a behavioral profile of children experiencing isolation.
Kaitlin Fraser +5 more
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