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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Bar chart showing 72 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	0	1	1
2004	0	2	2
2007	0	3	3
2008	0	2	2
2010	1	2	3
2011	1	1	2
2013	1	4	5
2014	2	2	4
2015	1	2	3
2016	1	2	3
2017	2	2	4
2018	1	2	3
2019	5	5	10
2020	5	7	12
2021	0	3	3
2022	0	2	2
2023	0	2	2
2024	2	1	3
2025	0	2	2

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Gaetani RS, Jonczyk MM, Kleiman DA, Kuhnen AH, Marcello PW, Saraidaridis JT, Abelson JS. Readmission and Adoption of Early Discharge After Colectomy Using ACS-NSQIP: Is It Time for Widespread Adoption? J Surg Res. 2025 May; 309:242-248.

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Fernandez-Bustamante A, Parker RA, Frendl G, Lee JW, Nagrebetsky A, Grecu L, Amar D, Tanaka P, Sprung J, Gupta RA, Subramanian B, Giquel J, Eikermann M, Musch G, Nadler JW, Gama de Abreu M, Bartels K, Grover M, Chen LL, Sparling J, Douin DJ, Weingarten T, Wagener G, Thompson BT, Vidal Melo MF. Perioperative lung expansion and pulmonary outcomes after open abdominal surgery versus usual care in the USA (PRIME-AIR): a multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2025 May; 13(5):447-459.

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Anwar SN, Dombek GE, Hayes CE, McMahon MJ, Munroe C, Abelson JS, Hall JF, Kleiman DA, Kuhnen AH, Marcello PW, Saraidaridis JT. Long-term Follow-up After an Initial Episode of Diverticulitis: A 13-Year Update. Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 Feb 01; 68(2):234-241.

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Ramirez JL, Sung E, Gasper WJ, Conte MS, Boitano LT, Ulloa JG, Iannuzzi JC. A Novel Preoperative Risk Score to Identify Patients at High Risk for Nonhome Discharge after Elective Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Jan; 110(Pt A):265-273.

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Shu L, Jack N, de Havenon A, Goldstein ED, Khan F, Nguyen TN, Henninger N, Siegler JE, Stretz C, Perelstein E, Kala N, Rana M, Furie KL, Douketis JD, Yaghi S. Risk factors for MACE and bleeding in atrial fibrillation patients undergoing surgery: Insights from the bridge trial. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2024 Sep; 33(9):107839.

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Fan EY, Buckner MA, LiCausi J, Crawford A, Boitano LT, Malka KT, Schanzer A, Simons JP. Characterizing the frequency and indications for repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms with diameters smaller than recommended by societal guidelines. J Vasc Surg. 2023 06; 77(6):1637-1648.e3.

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Colosimo C, Ingram B, Weaver J, Offner P, Yon J. Increased Complications of Emergent Surgical Procedures During the First Wave of COVID-19. J Surg Res. 2023 06; 286:16-22.

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Bludevich BM, Emmerick I, Uy K, Maxfield M, Ash AS, Baima J, Lou F. Association Between the Modified Frailty Index and Outcomes Following Lobectomy. J Surg Res. 2023 Mar; 283:559-571.

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Fernandez AC, Chapman L, Ren TY, Baxley C, Hallway AK, Tang MJ, Waljee JF, Friedmann PD, Mello M, Borsari B, Blow F. Preoperative alcohol interventions for elective surgical patients: Results from a randomized pilot trial. Surgery. 2022 12; 172(6):1673-1681.

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SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. Br J Surg. 2021 Sep 27; 108(9):1056-1063.

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