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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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 23 | 24 | 47 |
| 2018 | 29 | 28 | 57 |
| 2019 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| 2020 | 67 | 58 | 125 |
| 2021 | 26 | 13 | 39 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Elective Surgical Procedures" by people in Profiles.
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Safe Elective Surgery Using Selective SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Molecular Testing. Am J Med Qual. 2022 Jan-Feb 01; 37(1):65-71.
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Teams, Rapid Recovery Protocols and Technology to Resume Cardiac Surgery in the COVID-19 Era. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 12 09; 36(3):822-824.
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Commentary on: The Safe Resumption of Elective Plastic Surgery in Accredited Ambulatory Surgery Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Aesthet Surg J. 2021 10 15; 41(11):NP1434-NP1436.
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Changing patterns in Australian and New Zealand: vascular surgery during COVID-19. ANZ J Surg. 2021 11; 91(11):2389-2396.
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Considerations for Elective Surgery in the Post-COVID-19 Patient. Aesthet Surg J. 2021 09 14; 41(10):NP1347-NP1348.
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Assessment of outcomes of elective cancer surgeries in children during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: Retrospective cohort study from a tertiary cancer center in India. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Sep 03; 100(35):e26752.
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Laparoscopic colorectal resections during the COVID-19 pandemic - business as usual? Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2021 Sep; 103(8):583-588.
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Safety of performing urologic elective surgeries during the covid-19 pandemic in a referential hospital. Int Braz J Urol. 2021 Sep-Oct; 47(5):1050-1056.
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Patient prioritisation methods to shorten waiting times for elective surgery: A systematic review of how to improve access to surgery. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0256578.
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The impact of COVID-19 on elective otolaryngology surgery in a rural hospital in the United Kingdom. Clin Otolaryngol. 2021 11; 46(6):1282-1285.