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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Elective Surgical Procedures" by people in Profiles.
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Home care after elective vascular surgery: still more questions than answers. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020 12; 29(12):968-970.
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Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program Implementation in 2 Surgical Populations in an Integrated Health Care Delivery System. JAMA Surg. 2017 07 19; 152(7):e171032.
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The Kaiser Permanente Northern California Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program: Design, Development, and Implementation. Perm J. 2017; 21:17-003.
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Experience With Opportunistic Salpingectomy in a Large, Community-Based Health System in the United States. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 08; 128(2):277-83.
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Epidemiologic considerations: scope of problem and disparity concerns. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Jun; 57(2):326-30.
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Elective induction of labor at term compared with expectant management: maternal and neonatal outcomes. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Oct; 122(4):761-9.
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Elective and isolated carotid endarterectomy: health disparities in utilization and outcomes, but not readmission. J Natl Med Assoc. 2007 May; 99(5):480-8.
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A national estimate of the elective primary cesarean delivery rate. Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Apr; 105(4):751-6.
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Women's decision-making roles regarding contralateral prophylactic mastectomy. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005; (35):55-60.