"Debridement" 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.
The removal of foreign material and devitalized or contaminated tissue from or adjacent to a traumatic or infected lesion until surrounding healthy tissue is exposed. (Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D003646
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.176
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Debridement" by people in Profiles.
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Hasenstein TA, Greene T, Van JC, Meyr AJ. Soft Tissue Reconstruction with Diabetic Foot Tissue Loss. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2019 Jul; 36(3):425-440.
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Currie KB, Ross P, Collister P, Gurunluoglu R. Analysis of Scalp and Forehead Injuries in a Level I Trauma Center. J Craniofac Surg. 2017 Jul; 28(5):1350-1353.
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Shield DR, Servat J, Paul S, Turbin RE, Moreau A, de la Garza A, El Rassi E, Silbert J, Lesser R, Levin F. Periocular necrotizing fasciitis causing blindness. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Sep; 131(9):1225-7.
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Shojaiefard A, Khorgami Z, Mohajeri-Tehrani MR, Larijani B. Large and deep diabetic heel ulcers need not lead to amputation. Foot Ankle Int. 2013 Feb; 34(2):215-21.
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Siciliano RF, Waisberg DR, Samano MN, Leite PF, Tuma Júnior P, Barreiro GC, Strabelli TM. Poststernotomy aspergillosis: successful treatment with voriconazole, surgical debridement and vacuum-assisted closure therapy. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2012; 67(3):297-9.
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Shojaiefard A, Khorgami Z, Larijani B. Septic diabetic foot is not necessarily an indication for amputation. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2008 Sep-Oct; 47(5):419-23.
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Davies J, Stojkovic SG, Duffy D, Alexander DJ. Radical subtotal pancreatic resection, including splenectomy, is an effective one-off treatment for infected pancreatic necrosis. World J Surg. 2006 Jun; 30(6):965-71; discussion 972-5.
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Heller L, Levin SL, Butler CE. Management of abdominal wound dehiscence using vacuum assisted closure in patients with compromised healing. Am J Surg. 2006 Feb; 191(2):165-72.
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Lewis CG, Wells MK, Jennings WC. Mycobacterium fortuitum breast infection following nipple-piercing, mimicking carcinoma. Breast J. 2004 Jul-Aug; 10(4):363-5.
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Catto JW, Alexander DJ. Pancreatic debridement in a district general hospital--viable or vulnerable? Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2002 Sep; 84(5):309-13.