"Unnecessary Procedures" 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.
Diagnostic, therapeutic, and investigative procedures prescribed and performed by health professionals, the results of which do not justify the benefits or hazards and costs to the patient.
| Descriptor ID |
D019564
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.380.450.500 N05.300.150.395.450.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Unnecessary Procedures- Unnecessary Procedures
- Procedure, Unnecessary
- Procedures, Unnecessary
- Unnecessary Procedure
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Unnecessary Procedures" by people in Profiles.
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Lumbar Puncture Should Not Be Routinely Performed For Subarachnoid Hemorrhage After A Negative Head Ct. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 Jun; 77(6):643-645.
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Improved False-Positive Rates and the Overestimation of Unintended Harm from Lung Cancer Screening. Lung. 2019 06; 197(3):327-332.
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Choosing Wisely in Critical Care: Results of a National Survey From the Critical Care Societies Collaborative. Crit Care Med. 2019 03; 47(3):331-336.
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Practice patterns in longitudinal lupus care provision: patient and physician perspectives. Lupus. 2017 Dec; 26(14):1556-1561.
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Maintaining low non-neoplastic polypectomy rates in high-quality screening colonoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Mar; 85(3):581-587.
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Patient safety intervention to reduce unnecessary red blood cell utilization. Am J Manag Care. 2016 04; 22(4):295-300.
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Choosing Wisely in Healthcare Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 07; 37(7):755-60.
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The Seven Deadly Sins of Health Care: Part I. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Feb 23; 67(7):880-2.
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Frequency of Fractures Identified on Post-Reduction Radiographs After Shoulder Dislocation. West J Emerg Med. 2016 Jan; 17(1):35-8.
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Appropriate use criteria for SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging: Are they appropriate for women? J Nucl Cardiol. 2016 08; 23(4):695-705.