"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Surgical Instruments" by people in this website by year, and whether "Surgical Instruments" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgical Instruments" by people in Profiles.
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Right-Angled Fenestrated Picket Fence Clipping Technique for an Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm. World Neurosurg. 2026 Feb; 206:124783.
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Assessment of the Scalpel Blade as an Objective Tool for Measuring Dermatome Cut Thickness. J Burn Care Res. 2025 08 30; 46(4):741-745.
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How to robotically harvest the internal mammary artery in a skeletonized, clipless fashion using bipolar micro forceps. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 08 27; 2025.
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Comparing the 1.1 mm cryoprobe versus flexible forceps for lung transplant acute allograft rejection diagnosis. Respir Med. 2025 05; 241:108061.
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Simple and safe redo sternotomy technique using the ultrasonic bone scalpel for patients with an embedded calcified conduit. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Jan 14; 2025.
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Raney: a ubiquitous neurosurgical eponym. J Neurosurg. 2024 02 01; 140(2):595-599.
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Commentary: Validation of Machine Learning-Based Automated Surgical Instrument Annotation Using Publicly Available Intraoperative Video. Oper Neurosurg. 2022 09 01; 23(3):e158-e159.
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Deliberate Parent Artery Sacrifice Guided by Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring During Complex Surgical Clipping of a Ruptured Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm. Neurodiagn J. 2022 Jun; 62(2):108-119.
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Prevalence of Forceps Polypectomy of Nondiminutive Polyps Is Substantial But Modifiable. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 07; 20(7):1508-1515.
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Microsurgical Clip Reconstruction of a Ruptured Internal Carotid Artery Terminus Blister Aneurysm Using a Reverse Picket Fence Technique. Oper Neurosurg. 2021 08 16; 21(3):E187-E192.