Elective Surgical Procedures
"Elective Surgical 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.
Surgery which could be postponed or not done at all without danger to the patient. Elective surgery includes procedures to correct non-life-threatening medical problems as well as to alleviate conditions causing psychological stress or other potential risk to patients, e.g., cosmetic or contraceptive surgery.
| Descriptor ID |
D017558
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Elective Surgical Procedures- Elective Surgical Procedures
- Surgical Procedures, Elective
- Procedures, Elective Surgical
- Surgical Procedure, Elective
- Elective Surgical Procedure
- Procedure, Elective Surgical
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Elective Surgical Procedures" by people in Profiles.
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Incidental Diagnosis of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Post-Inguinal Hernia Repair. Am Surg. 2022 Mar; 88(3):552-553.
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The ongoing impact of COVID-19 on adult cardiac surgery and suggestions for safe continuation throughout the pandemic: a review of expert opinions. Perfusion. 2022 05; 37(4):340-349.
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Clinicians' User Experience of Telemedicine in Neurosurgery During COVID-19. World Neurosurg. 2021 02; 146:e359-e367.
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Review article: a treatment algorithm for patients with chronic liver disease and severe thrombocytopenia undergoing elective medical procedures in the United States. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020 10; 52(8):1311-1322.
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Strategies for Successful Catheterization Laboratory Recovery From the COVID-19?Pandemic. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 08 24; 13(16):1951-1957.
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Orthopaedic Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2020 Jun 01; 28(11):e456-e464.
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Educating Surgeons to Educate Patients About the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Arthroplasty. 2020 Jul; 35(7S):S65-S67.
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Value of an interactive phone application in an established enhanced recovery program. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2020 Jun; 35(6):1045-1048.
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Development and validation of a novel scoring tool for predicting facility discharge after elective posterior lumbar fusion. Spine J. 2020 10; 20(10):1629-1637.
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Should an elective neck dissection be performed for maxillary sinus squamous cell carcinoma? Laryngoscope. 2019 11; 129(11):2445-2446.