"Surgical Instruments" 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.
Hand-held tools or implements used by health professionals for the performance of surgical tasks.
| Descriptor ID |
D013525
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Surgical Instruments- Surgical Instruments
- Instrument, Surgical
- Instruments, Surgical
- Surgical Instrument
Surgical Clamps- Surgical Clamps
- Clamps, Surgical
- Clamp, Surgical
- Surgical Clamp
Surgical Clips- Surgical Clips
- Clips, Surgical
- Clip, Surgical
- Surgical Clip
Surgical Plugs- Surgical Plugs
- Plugs, Surgical
- Plug, Surgical
- Surgical Plug
Surgical Hooks- Surgical Hooks
- Hooks, Surgical
- Hook, Surgical
- Surgical Hook
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 2018 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2019 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgical Instruments" by people in Profiles.
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Reducing Setup and Turnover Times in the OR With an Innovative Sterilization Container: Implications for the COVID-19 Era Military Medicine. Mil Med. 2021 09 01; 186(12 Suppl 2):35-39.
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Instrument Set Decontamination Workflows Designed for Success in Sterile Processing. AORN J. 2021 08; 114(2):149-157.
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Ephemeral history of the three-bladed tracheostomy dilator. Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis. 2021 Oct; 138(5):403-404.
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Particle Size Distributions in Surgical Smoke Generated by Advanced Energy Devices: A Meaningful Perspective From an Experimental Study in the Time of COVID-19. Ann Surg. 2021 05 01; 273(5):e168-e170.
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Osteotomy in Genioplasty by Piezosurgery. J Craniofac Surg. 2021 May 01; 32(3):e317-e321.
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Surgical instrument disinfection during the era of COVID-19. Dermatol Online J. 2021 Feb 15; 27(2).
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Bronchopleural Fistula as a Complication in a COVID-19 Patient Managed With Endobronchial Valves. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2021 Jan-Dec; 9:23247096211013215.
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The Use of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Clipping Surgery for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. World Neurosurg. 2021 04; 148:e209-e217.
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[Electrical surgical instruments in times of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic]. Chirurg. 2020 Dec; 91(12):1067.
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Fractured aluminum nasopharyngeal swab during drive-through testing for COVID-19: radiographic detection of a retained foreign body. Skeletal Radiol. 2020 Nov; 49(11):1873-1877.