"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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1997 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2000 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2006 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2008 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2009 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2013 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 2014 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2015 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2016 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2017 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2018 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Preoperative Care" by people in Profiles.
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Preoperative Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Utilization and Association with Bariatric Surgery Outcomes. Obes Surg. 2025 Feb; 35(2):556-560.
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Aortic insufficiency in the patient on contemporary durable left ventricular assist device support: A state-of-the-art review on preoperative and postoperative assessment and management. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Nov; 43(11):1881-1893.
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Best practices for statistical analysis of pretransplant medical urgency. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Mar; 43(3):523-526.
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Reducing Unnecessary Oophorectomies for Benign Ovarian Neoplasms in Pediatric Patients. JAMA. 2023 10 03; 330(13):1247-1254.
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Preoperative Capacity Assessment: The Promise and Potential Risk. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 10 01; 237(4):673.
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Preoperative Treatment of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2023 Jul 27; 389(4):322-334.
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Phase II Adjuvant Cancer-specific Vaccine Therapy for Esophageal Cancer Patients Curatively Resected After Preoperative Therapy With Pathologically Positive Nodes; Possible Significance of Tumor Immune Microenvironment in its Clinical Effects. Ann Surg. 2022 01 01; 275(1):e155-e162.
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Informed Consent for Intraoperative Neural Monitoring in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery - Consensus Statement of the International Neural Monitoring Study Group. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2021; 12:795281.
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Evaluation of Appropriate Use of Preoperative Echocardiography before Major Abdominal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Anesthesiology. 2021 11 01; 135(5):854-863.
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Anesthesia preoperative clinics: redefining the value proposition. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2021 10 01; 59(4):59-72.