"After-Hours 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.
Medical care provided after the regular daily practice schedule of the physicians. Usually it is designed to deliver 24-hour-a-day and 365 day-a-year patient care coverage for emergencies, triage, pediatric care, and hospice care.
| Descriptor ID |
D039602
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.374.034 N05.300.049
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| Concept/Terms |
After-Hours Care- After-Hours Care
- Out-of-Hours Medical Care
- Medical Care, Out-of-Hours
- Out of Hours Medical Care
- After Hours Care
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "After-Hours Care" by people in Profiles.
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The effect of weekend and after-hours surgery on morbidity and mortality rates in pediatric neurosurgery patients. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2015 Dec; 16(6):726-31.
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Off-peak nurse staffing: critical-care nurses speak. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2011 Jan-Feb; 30(1):62-9.
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Does on- versus off-hours presentation impact in-hospital outcomes of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients transferred to a tertiary care center? Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Oct 01; 76(4):484-90.
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Expanding what we know about off-peak mortality in hospitals. J Nurs Adm. 2010 Mar; 40(3):124-8.
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Differences between weekend and weekday nurse work environments and patient outcomes: a focus group approach to model testing. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2007 Oct-Dec; 21(4):331-41.