"Outpatients" 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.
Persons who receive ambulatory care at an outpatient department or clinic without room and board being provided.
| Descriptor ID |
D010045
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.643.630
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| Concept/Terms |
Outpatients- Outpatients
- Outpatient
- Out-patients
- Out patients
- Out-patient
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Outpatients" by people in Profiles.
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Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty in an Outpatient Setting: A Growing Alternative. J Arthroplasty. 2024 Nov; 39(11):2837-2840.e1.
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Outpatient hip and knee arthroplasty: how is it utilized? Acta Orthop. 2023 10 13; 94:511-513.
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Medicare procedural costs in ambulatory surgery centers versus hospital outpatient departments for spine surgeries. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Jan 01; 40(1):115-120.
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Transfusion reactions associated with COVID-19 convalescent plasma in outpatient clinical trials. Transfusion. 2023 09; 63(9):1639-1648.
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Costs of shoulder and elbow procedures are significantly reduced in ambulatory surgery centers compared to hospital outpatient departments. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2023 Oct; 32(10):2123-2131.
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Symptom Duration and Resolution With Early Outpatient Treatment of Convalescent Plasma for Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Randomized Trial. J Infect Dis. 2023 05 29; 227(11):1266-1273.
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Outpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty Shows Decreasing Complication Burden From 2010 to 2020. J Arthroplasty. 2023 09; 38(9):1718-1725.
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Over Half of All Medicare Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients Are Now Classified as an Outpatient-Three-Year Impact of the Removal From the Inpatient-Only List. J Arthroplasty. 2023 06; 38(6):992-997.
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Analysis of Outcomes Associated With Outpatient Management of Nonoperatively Treated Patients With Appendicitis. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 07 01; 5(7):e2220039.
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How do I implement an outpatient program for the administration of convalescent plasma for COVID-19? Transfusion. 2022 05; 62(5):933-941.