"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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Preoperative Care" by people in Profiles.
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Preoperative survey to evaluate the patients' allergy list and its relevance to perioperative care. Paediatr Anaesth. 2024 Oct; 34(10):1036-1044.
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Using frequency to bolus-dose resistance training for brief pre-operative windows in geriatric abdominopelvic cancers prehabilitation. J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 06; 13(5):747-753.
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Racial Disparities Affecting Postoperative Outcomes After Brain Tumor Resection. World Neurosurg. 2021 11; 155:e665-e673.
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Clinical effectiveness of adding azithromycin to antimicrobial prophylaxis for cesarean delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 09; 225(3):335.e1-335.e7.
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Preoperative optimization for patients undergoing elective spine surgery. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 Mar; 202:106445.
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Preoperative resource utilization prior to minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum. Am J Surg. 2021 Sep; 222(3):650-653.
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Hematocrit as a predictor of preoperative transfusion-associated complications in spine surgery: A NSQIP study. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 01; 200:106322.
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Comparison of Telfa Rolling and a Closed Washing System for Autologous Fat Processing Techniques in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 09; 146(3):486-497.
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Intraoperative Stereotactic Frame Registration Using a Three-Dimensional Imaging System with and without Preoperative Computed Tomography for Image Fusion. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2020; 98(5):313-318.
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Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging with independent component analysis for presurgical seizure onset zone localization: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Epilepsia. 2020 09; 61(9):1958-1968.