"Preoperative Care" 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.
Care given during the period prior to undergoing surgery when psychological and physical preparations are made according to the special needs of the individual patient. This period spans the time between admission to the hospital to the time the surgery begins. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D011300
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.795 E04.604.750 N02.421.585.795
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| Concept/Terms |
Preoperative Procedure- Preoperative Procedure
- Procedure, Preoperative
- Procedures, Preoperative
- Preoperative Procedures
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Preoperative Care" by people in Profiles.
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The effect of timing between preoperative embolization and surgery: A retrospective analysis of hypervascular bone metastases. J Surg Oncol. 2024 Feb; 129(2):416-423.
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An Educational Intervention to Improve Patient Outcomes for Colonoscopy. Gastroenterol Nurs. 2023 Jan-Feb 01; 46(1):23-29.
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A Validation of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for Cervical Spine Surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 Dec 01; 45(23):1668-1675.
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Patient Factors Associated With Clinical Failure Following Arthroscopic Superior Capsular Reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 2021 02; 37(2):460-467.
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Implementation of Preoperative Screening Protocols in Otolaryngology During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 08; 163(2):265-270.
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Improving the Safety of Major Resection for Hepatobiliary Malignancy: Portal Vein Embolization and Recent Innovations in Liver Regeneration Strategies. Curr Oncol Rep. 2020 05 16; 22(6):59.
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Strategies to decolonize the shoulder of Cutibacterium acnes: a review of the literature. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2020 Apr; 29(4):660-666.
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The Influence of Preoperative Mental Health on PROMIS Physical Function Outcomes Following Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 Feb 15; 45(4):E236-E243.
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Patient selection protocol for the Penuma? implant: suggested preoperative evaluation for aesthetic surgery of the penis. Int J Impot Res. 2020 Mar; 32(2):149-152.
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The Effect of Preoperative Medications on Length of Stay, Inpatient Pain, and Narcotics Consumption After Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2019 02; 32(1):E37-E42.