Hospital Visitation Policies During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.

Tytuł:: Hospital Visitation Policies During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.
Autorzy:: Weiner HS; University of Michigan Medical School. Electronic address: .
Firn JI; University of Michigan Medical School; Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School; Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School. Electronic address: .
Hogikyan ND; University of Michigan Medical School; Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School; Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School. Electronic address: .
Jagsi R; University of Michigan Medical School; Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan Medical School. Electronic address: .
Laventhal N; University of Michigan Medical School; Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School; Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School. Electronic address: .
Marks A; University of Michigan Medical School; Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School. Electronic address: .
Smith L; University of Michigan Medical School; Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School; Department of Pathology. University of Michigan Medical School. Electronic address: .
Spector-Bagdady K; University of Michigan Medical School; Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School. Electronic address: .
Vercler CJ; University of Michigan Medical School; Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School; Section of Plastic Surgery; Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School. Electronic address: .
Shuman AG; University of Michigan Medical School; Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School; Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School. Electronic address: .
Źródło:: American journal of infection control [Am J Infect Control] 2021 Apr; Vol. 49 (4), pp. 516-520. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 28.
Typ publikacji:: Journal Article
Język:: English
Imprint Name(s):: Original Publication: St. Louis, Mosby
MeSH Terms:: Hospital Administration*
Organizational Policy*
SARS-CoV-2*
Visitors to Patients*
COVID-19/*epidemiology
Family ; Humans
Contributed Indexing:: Keywords: Ethics; Health and Hospital Policy; Patient Autonomy and Rights; Public Health; SARs-CoV-2
Entry Date(s):: Date Created: 20200929 Date Completed: 20210413 Latest Revision: 20210413
Update Code:: 20240105
PubMed Central ID:: PMC7521399
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.09.007
PMID:: 32991966
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A significant change for patients and families during SARs-CoV-2 has been the restriction of visitors for hospitalized patients. We analyzed SARs-CoV-2 hospital visitation policies and found widespread variation in both development and content. This variation has the potential to engender inequity in access. We propose guidance for hospital visitation policies for this pandemic to protect, respect, and support patients, visitors, clinicians, and communities.
(Copyright © 2020 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Comment in: Am J Infect Control. 2021 Jan;49(1):134-135. (PMID: 33186677)

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