"General Surgery" 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.
A specialty in which manual or operative procedures are used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities.
| Descriptor ID |
D013502
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.810.300
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "General Surgery".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "General Surgery".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "General Surgery" by people in this website by year, and whether "General Surgery" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1999 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2007 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2020 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "General Surgery" by people in Profiles.
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Development of a Two-Week Dedicated Robotic Surgery Curriculum for General Surgery Residents. J Surg Educ. 2022 Jul-Aug; 79(4):861-866.
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Experiences of Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Among Residents in General Surgery Programs Across the US. JAMA Surg. 2021 10 01; 156(10):942-952.
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Outcomes of the First Virtual General Surgery Certifying Exam of the American Board of Surgery. Ann Surg. 2021 09 01; 274(3):467-472.
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Structuring Research Rotations to Facilitate Surgery Residents' Academic Productivity. J Surg Educ. 2022 Jan-Feb; 79(1):31-34.
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Truth and truthiness: evidence, experience and clinical judgement in surgery. Br J Surg. 2021 07 23; 108(7):742-744.
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Comprehensive Characterization of the General Surgery Residency Learning Environment and the Association With Resident Burnout. Ann Surg. 2021 07 01; 274(1):6-11.
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The Role of Race and Gender in the Career Experiences of Black/African American Academic Surgeons: A Survey of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons and a Call to Action. Ann Surg. 2021 05 01; 273(5):827-831.
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Acknowledgment, Reflection, and Action: The American Board of Surgery Leans into Antiracism. Ann Surg. 2021 04 01; 273(4):619-622.
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Adapting to the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Surg Res. 2021 09; 265:333-342.
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One Size Does Not Fit All - Translating Knowledge to Bridge the Gaps to Diversity and Inclusion of Surgical Teams. Ann Surg. 2021 02 01; 273(2):e34-e36.