"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.
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 type of care provided.
| Descriptor ID |
D010360
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.400.630 N02.421.585.400.630
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Transfer- Patient Transfer
- Patient Transfers
- Transfer, Patient
- Transfers, Patient
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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