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Descriptor English: Patient Isolators
Descriptor Spanish: Aisladores de Pacientes
Descriptor aisladores de pacientes
Entry term(s) cámaras de aislamiento tipo burbuja
cápsulas de presión negativa
habitaciones de aislamiento
habitaciones de presión negativa
salas de aislamiento
salas de presión negativa
Scope note: Equipos utilizados para evitar la contaminación de los pacientes y por los pacientes, especialmente aquellos con infecciones. Incluyen aislantes quirúrgicos plásticos y espacios especialmente diseñados que se utilizan para proteger a los pacientes.
Descriptor Portuguese: Isoladores de Pacientes
Descriptor French: Isolateurs pour patients
Entry term(s): Island, Life
Islands, Life
Isolator, Patient
Isolators, Patient
Life Island
Life Islands
Negative Pressure Pods
Negative Pressure Rooms
Negative Pressure Wards
Negative-Pressure Pod
Negative-Pressure Pods
Negative-Pressure Room
Negative-Pressure Rooms
Negative-Pressure Ward
Negative-Pressure Wards
Patient Isolator
Room, Negative-Pressure
Ward, Negative-Pressure
Tree number(s): E07.325.755
VS2.006.002.006
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010357
Scope note: Equipment used to prevent contamination of and by patients, especially those with infections. This includes plastic surgical isolators and specially designed spaces used to protect patients.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MI microbiology
PS parasitology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cross Infection/prevention & control (1966-1967)
Equipment and Supplies, Hospital (1966-1967)
Germ-Free Life (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
DeCS ID: 10551
Unique ID: D010357
NLM Classification: WX 147
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/06/17
Patient Isolators - Preferred
Concept UI M0016059
Scope note Equipment used to prevent contamination of and by patients, especially those with infections. This includes plastic surgical isolators and specially designed spaces used to protect patients.
Preferred term Patient Isolators
Entry term(s) Isolator, Patient
Isolators, Patient
Patient Isolator
Life Islands - Narrower
Concept UI M0016060
Preferred term Life Islands
Entry term(s) Island, Life
Islands, Life
Life Island
Negative-Pressure Rooms - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000732081
Preferred term Negative-Pressure Rooms
Entry term(s) Negative Pressure Pods
Negative Pressure Rooms
Negative Pressure Wards
Negative-Pressure Pod
Negative-Pressure Pods
Negative-Pressure Room
Negative-Pressure Ward
Negative-Pressure Wards
Room, Negative-Pressure
Ward, Negative-Pressure



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