"Preoperative 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.
Care given during the period prior to undergoing surgery when psychological and physical preparations are made according to the special needs of the individual patient. This period spans the time between admission to the hospital to the time the surgery begins. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D011300
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.795 E04.604.750 N02.421.585.795
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| Concept/Terms |
Preoperative Procedure- Preoperative Procedure
- Procedure, Preoperative
- Procedures, Preoperative
- Preoperative Procedures
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Preoperative Care" by people in Profiles.
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Pretransplant cardiac stress testing and transplant wait time in kidney transplantation candidates. Open Heart. 2024 Sep 13; 11(2).
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An Immersive Virtual Reality Intervention for Preoperative Anxiety and Distress Among Adults Undergoing Oncological Surgery: Protocol for a 3-Phase Development and Feasibility Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 May 14; 13:e55692.
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Association of Low Muscle Mass and Low Muscle Radiodensity With Morbidity and Mortality for Colon Cancer Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2020 10 01; 155(10):942-949.
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The intersection of tumor location and combined bowel preparation: Utilization differs but anastomotic leak risk reduction does not. J Surg Oncol. 2021 Jan; 123(1):261-270.
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Association of Preoperative Cell Counts With Outcomes After Operation for Congenital Heart Disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 10; 106(4):1234-1240.
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Preoperative breast MRI and mortality in older women with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2018 Jul; 170(1):149-157.
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Preoperative Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Use by Breast Density and Family History of Breast Cancer. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2018 08; 27(8):987-993.
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The Role of Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Assessment and Surgical Treatment of Interval and Screen-Detected Breast Cancer in Older Women. Breast J. 2016 Nov; 22(6):616-622.
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The five commandments of efficient and effective care in the initial evaluation of lung cancer. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2016 07; 22(4):319-26.
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Locoregional treatment of breast cancer in women with and without preoperative magnetic resonance imaging. Am J Surg. 2017 Jan; 213(1):132-139.e2.