Clinical deterioration and hospital-acquired complications in adult patients with isolation precautions for infection control: A systematic review.

What problem did the study address? Are patients in isolation precautions more likely to experience clinical deterioration or hospital-acquired complications than non-isolated patients? What were the main findings? There is no strong evidence that clinical deterioration and hospital-acquired complications are more likely to occur to patients in isolation precautions for infection control. This research is of relevance to acute care nurses.