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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.249
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| 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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Elective Surgical Procedures" by people in this website by year, and whether "Elective Surgical Procedures" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Elective Surgical Procedures" by people in Profiles.
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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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Meyer DC, Hill SS, Pavao MR, Resnick AJ, McDade JA, Harnsberger CR, Davids JS, Sturrock PR, Maykel JA, Alavi K. Development of a Practice Guideline for Discharge Opioid Prescribing After Major Colorectal Surgery. Dis Colon Rectum. 2021 09 01; 64(9):1120-1128.
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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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Harris AHS, Beilstein-Wedel EE, Rosen AK, Shwartz M, Wagner TH, Vanneman ME, Giori NJ. Comparing Complication Rates After Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty Delivered Or Purchased By The VA. Health Aff (Millwood). 2021 08; 40(8):1312-1320.
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Meyer DC, Hill SS, McDade JA, Harnsberger CR, Davids JS, Sturrock PR, Maykel JA, Alavi K. Opioid Consumption Patterns After Anorectal Operations: Development of an Institutional Prescribing Guideline. Dis Colon Rectum. 2021 01; 64(1):103-111.
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Cheng TW, Raulli SJ, Farber A, Levin SR, Kalish JA, Jones DW, Rybin D, Doros G, Siracuse JJ. The Association of the Day of the Week with Outcomes of Infrainguinal Lower Extremity Bypass. Ann Vasc Surg. 2021 May; 73:43-50.
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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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Ramirez JL, Zarkowsky DS, Boitano LT, Conrad MF, Arya S, Gasper WJ, Conte MS, Iannuzzi JC. A novel preoperative risk score for nonhome discharge after elective thoracic endovascular aortic repair. J Vasc Surg. 2021 05; 73(5):1549-1556.
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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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Hill SS, Harnsberger CR, Crawford AS, Hoang CM, Davids JS, Sturrock PR, Maykel JA, Alavi K. Creation and Institutional Validation of a Readmission Risk Calculator for Elective Colorectal Surgery. Dis Colon Rectum. 2020 10; 63(10):1436-1445.