Hospital Visitation Policies During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

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¹ University of Michigan Medical School. Electronic address: hsweiner@umich.edu.
² 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: jfirn@med.umich.edu.
³ 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: nhogikya@med.umich.edu.
⁴ 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: rjagsi@med.umich.edu.
⁵ 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: naomilav@med.umich.edu.
⁶ 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: adamarks@med.umich.edu.
⁷ 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: lbsmith@med.umich.edu.
⁸ 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: kaytesb@med.umich.edu.
⁹ 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: cvercler@med.umich.edu.
¹⁰ 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: shumana@med.umich.edu.

PMID: 32991966
PMCID: PMC7521399
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.09.007

Hospital Visitation Policies During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

Hillary S Weiner et al. Am J Infect Control. 2021 Apr.

. 2021 Apr;49(4):516-520.

doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.09.007. Epub 2020 Sep 28.

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¹ University of Michigan Medical School. Electronic address: hsweiner@umich.edu.
² 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: jfirn@med.umich.edu.
³ 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: nhogikya@med.umich.edu.
⁴ 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: rjagsi@med.umich.edu.
⁵ 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: naomilav@med.umich.edu.
⁶ 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: adamarks@med.umich.edu.
⁷ 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: lbsmith@med.umich.edu.
⁸ 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: kaytesb@med.umich.edu.
⁹ 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: cvercler@med.umich.edu.
¹⁰ 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: shumana@med.umich.edu.

PMID: 32991966
PMCID: PMC7521399
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.09.007

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Ethics; Health and Hospital Policy; Patient Autonomy and Rights; Public Health; SARs-CoV-2.

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The impact of visitor restrictions on health care-associated respiratory viral infections during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experience of a tertiary hospital in Singapore.
Wee LE, Conceicao EP, Sim JX, Aung MK, Venkatachalam I. Wee LE, et al. Am J Infect Control. 2021 Jan;49(1):134-135. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.11.006. Epub 2020 Nov 10. Am J Infect Control. 2021. PMID: 33186677 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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