"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 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Preoperative Care" by people in Profiles.
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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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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.
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Costs of diagnostic and preoperative workup with and without breast MRI in older women with a breast cancer diagnosis. BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 Feb 27; 16:76.
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Factors Associated with Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Use among Medicare Beneficiaries with Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer. Breast J. 2016 Jan-Feb; 22(1):24-34.
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Evaluation of care management intensity and bariatric surgical weight loss. Am J Manag Care. 2015 Mar; 21(3):182-9.