"General Surgery" 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.
A specialty in which manual or operative procedures are used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities.
| Descriptor ID |
D013502
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.810.300
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "General Surgery".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "General Surgery" by people in this website by year, and whether "General Surgery" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "General Surgery" by people in Profiles.
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Thanawala R, Jesneck J, Shelton J, Rhee R, Seymour NE. Overcoming Systems Factors in Case Logging with Artificial Intelligence Tools. J Surg Educ. 2022 Jul-Aug; 79(4):1024-1030.
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Graham LA, Hawn MT, Dasinger EA, Baker SJ, Oriel BS, Wahl TS, Richman JS, Copeland LA, Itani KMF, Burns EA, Whittle J, Morris MS. Psychosocial Determinants of Readmission After Surgery. Med Care. 2021 10 01; 59(10):864-871.
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Chen H, Tseng JF, Chaer R, Spain DA, Stewart JH, Dent D, Ibáñez B, Barry CL, Jones AT, Buyske J. Outcomes of the First Virtual General Surgery Certifying Exam of the American Board of Surgery. Ann Surg. 2021 09 01; 274(3):467-472.
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Pernar LI, Sachs TE, Tseng JF, Hess DT. Structuring Research Rotations to Facilitate Surgery Residents' Academic Productivity. J Surg Educ. 2022 Jan-Feb; 79(1):31-34.
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Beqari J, Seymour NE. Application of technology to educational needs in surgery. J Surg Oncol. 2021 Aug; 124(2):181-192.
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Fan EY, Crawford AS, Judelson DR, Aiello FA, Jones DW, Schanzer A, Simons JP. Trends in General Surgery Operative Experience Obtained by Integrated Vascular Surgery Residents. J Surg Educ. 2021 Nov-Dec; 78(6):2127-2137.
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Kim Y, Pendleton AA, Boitano LT, Tanious A, Png CM, Feldman ZM, Yi JA, Dua A. The Changing Demographics of Surgical Trainees in General and Vascular Surgery: National Trends over the Past Decade. J Surg Educ. 2021 Nov-Dec; 78(6):2117-2126.
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Stewart JH, Butler PD, Tseng JF, Kennard AC, Mellinger JD, Buyske J. Acknowledgment, Reflection, and Action: The American Board of Surgery Leans into Antiracism. Ann Surg. 2021 04 01; 273(4):619-622.
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Kim ES, Butler P, Mugiishi M, Nasca T, Tseng J, Tchou J. Adapting to the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Surg Res. 2021 09; 265:333-342.
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Columbus AB, Lu PW, Hill SS, Fields AC, Davids JS, Melnitchouk N. Factors Associated With the Professional Success of Female Surgical Department Chairs: A Qualitative Study. JAMA Surg. 2020 11 01; 155(11):1028-1033.