 Decompression
"Decompression" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Decompression external to the body, most often the slow lessening of external pressure on the whole body (especially in caisson workers, deep sea divers, and persons who ascend to great heights) to prevent DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS. It includes also sudden accidental decompression, but not surgical (local) decompression or decompression applied through body openings.
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D003664
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.278 G01.374.715.250
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| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Decompression" by people in Profiles.
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Cha EDK, Lynch CP, Mohan S, Geoghegan CE, Jadczak CN, Singh K. Time to Complete Legacy Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Patients with Lumbar Decompression. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Dec 01; 29(23):e1208-e1216.
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Cha EDK, Lynch CP, Parrish JM, Jenkins NW, Geoghegan CE, Jadczak CN, Mohan S, Singh K. Two-Year Postoperative Validation of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Physical Function After Lumbar Decompression. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Sep 01; 29(17):748-757.
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Nolte MT, Parrish JM, Jenkins NW, Cha EDK, Lynch CP, Mohan S, Geoghegan CE, Jadczak CN, Hrynewycz NM, Singh K. The Influence of Comorbidity on Postoperative Outcomes Following Lumbar Decompression. Clin Spine Surg. 2021 08 01; 34(7):E390-E396.
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Jenkins NW, Parrish JM, Mohan S, Geoghegan CE, Jadczak CN, Hrynewycz NM, Singh K. Preoperative patient activation is predictive of improvements in patient-reported outcomes following minimally invasive lumbar decompression. Eur Spine J. 2020 09; 29(9):2222-2230.
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