"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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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2017 | 32 | 49 | 81 |
| 2018 | 37 | 50 | 87 |
| 2019 | 19 | 15 | 34 |
| 2020 | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Preoperative Care" by people in Profiles.
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Patient Preparedness for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery: A Randomized Equivalence Trial of Preoperative Counseling. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2021 12 01; 27(12):719-725.
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Universal preprocedural SARS-CoV-2 testing protocol within a large healthcare system. Br J Surg. 2021 10 23; 108(10):e326-e327.
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Screening Tests in the Era of COVID-19: Implications for the Plastic Surgeon. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 09 01; 148(3):680-684.
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Feasibility of a novel mixed-nutrient supplement in a multimodal prehabilitation intervention for lung cancer patients awaiting surgery: A randomized controlled pilot trial. Int J Surg. 2021 Sep; 93:106079.
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Preliminary model assessing the cost-effectiveness of preoperative chlorhexidine mouthwash at reducing postoperative pneumonia among abdominal surgery patients in South Africa. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0254698.
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A Multicenter Evaluation of the Feasibility, Patient/Provider Satisfaction, and Value of Virtual Spine Consultation During the COVID-19 Pandemic. World Neurosurg. 2021 10; 154:e781-e789.
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What was the Prevalence of COVID-19 in Asymptomatic Patients Undergoing Orthopaedic Surgery in One Large United States City Mid-pandemic? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2021 08 01; 479(8):1691-1699.
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The myth of pre-operative isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci Prog. 2021 Jul-Sep; 104(3):368504211026155.
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Effect of home-based prehabilitation in an enhanced recovery after surgery program for patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Support Care Cancer. 2021 Dec; 29(12):7785-7791.
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Telemedicine prehabilitation as a result of COVID-19: disruptive technological solutions. Br J Surg. 2021 06 22; 108(6):e215-e216.