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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	E04.249
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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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Elective Surgical Procedures [E04.249]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	0	1	1
1996	0	1	1
1998	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	0	1	1
2004	0	2	2
2007	0	3	3
2008	1	3	4
2009	0	1	1
2010	1	2	3
2011	1	1	2
2012	1	0	1
2013	2	4	6
2014	1	4	5
2015	1	2	3
2016	1	0	1
2017	0	1	1
2018	0	2	2
2020	2	3	5
2021	1	0	1

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Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2021 11; 76(11):1454-1464.

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Gebhardt BR. Improving Outcomes or Delaying the Inevitable: Use of the Revised Cardiac Risk Index for Predicting Morbidity and Mortality Following Perioperative Acute Myocardial Infarction. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021 03; 35(3):843-845.

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Latz CA, Boitano L, Schwartz S, Swerdlow N, Dansey K, Varkevisser RRB, Patel V, Schermerhorn ML. Editor's Choice - Mortality is High Following Elective Open Repair of Complex Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2021 Jan; 61(1):90-97.

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Latz CA, Boitano LT, Png CYM, Tanious A, Kibrik P, Conrad M, Eagleton M, Dua A. Early vascular surgery response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of a nationwide survey. J Vasc Surg. 2021 02; 73(2):372-380.

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Latz CA, Boitano L, Schwartz S, Swerdlow N, Dansey K, Varkevisser RRB, Patel V, Schermerhorn M. Contemporary mortality after emergent open repair of complex abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg. 2021 01; 73(1):39-47.e1.

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Columbo JA, Barnes JA, Jones DW, Suckow BD, Walsh DB, Powell RJ, Goodney PP, Stone DH. Adverse cardiac events after vascular surgery are prevalent despite negative results of preoperative stress testing. J Vasc Surg. 2020 11; 72(5):1584-1592.

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Boitano LT, Iannuzzi JC, Tanious A, Mohebali J, Schwartz SI, Clouse WD, Conrad MF. Predicting Postoperative Destination Through Preoperative Evaluation in Elective Open Aortic Aneurysm Repair. J Surg Res. 2019 03; 235:543-550.

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Komshian S, Farber A, Patel VI, Goodney PP, Schermerhorn ML, Blazick EA, Jones DW, Rybin D, Doros G, Siracuse JJ. Patients with end-stage renal disease have poor outcomes after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2019 02; 69(2):405-413.

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Cheng TW, Farber A, Kalish JA, Jones DW, Castagne M, Rybin D, Raulli SJ, Siracuse JJ. Carotid Endarterectomy Performed before the Weekend is Associated with Increased Length of Stay. Ann Vasc Surg. 2018 Apr; 48:119-126.

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Wu JJ, Baldwin BC, Goldwater E, Counihan TC. Should we perform elective inguinal hernia repair in the elderly? Hernia. 2017 Feb; 21(1):51-57.

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