 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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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Elective Surgical Procedures" by people in Profiles.
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Kaur P, Attard TM, Fishman DS, Zapata F, Ditsch D, Thomson M, Schurman JV. A Conceptual Framework for Rescheduling Elective Pediatric Gastroenterology Procedures Following COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown. Gastroenterol Nurs. 2020 Sep/Oct; 43(5):375-381.
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Kaur P, Attard TM, Fishman DS, Zapata F, Ditsch D, Thomson M, Schurman JV. A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR RESCHEDULING ELECTIVE PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY PROCEDURES FOLLOWING COVID-19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN. Gastroenterol Nurs. 2020 Jul/Aug; 43(4):327-329.
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Williams K, Baumann L, Abdullah F, Hendrickson RJ, Oyetunji TA. Elective laparoscopic gastrostomy in children: potential for an enhanced recovery protocol. Pediatr Surg Int. 2019 Jun; 35(6):643-647.
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Attard TM, Miller M, Walker AA, Lee B, McGuire SR, Thomson M. Pediatric elective therapeutic procedure complications: A multicenter cohort analysis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Sep; 34(9):1533-1539.
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Sujka JA, Sola R, Lay A, St Peter SD. Outcomes of circumcision in children with single ventricle physiology. Pediatr Surg Int. 2018 Jul; 34(7):803-806.
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Feng C, Sidhwa F, Anandalwar S, Pennington EC, Glass C, Cameron D, Ziniel S, Islam S, St Peter SD, Abdullah F, Goldin AB, Rangel SJ. Contemporary practice among pediatric surgeons in the use of bowel preparation for elective colorectal surgery: A survey of the American Pediatric Surgical Association. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Oct; 50(10):1636-40.
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Feng C, Sidhwa F, Anandalwar S, Pennington EC, Ziniel S, Islam S, St Peter SD, Abdullah F, Goldin AB, Rangel SJ. Variation in bowel preparation among pediatric surgeons for elective colorectal surgery: A problem of equipoise or a knowledge gap of the available clinical evidence? J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Jun; 50(6):967-71.
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Pennington EC, Feng C, St Peter SD, Islam S, Goldin AB, Abdullah F, Rangel SJ. Use of mechanical bowel preparation and oral antibiotics for elective colorectal procedures in children: is current practice evidence-based? J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Jun; 49(6):1030-5; discussion 1035.
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Obirieze AC, Kisat M, Hicks CW, Oyetunji TA, Schneider EB, Gaskin DJ, Haut ER, Efron DT, Cornwell EE, Haider AH. State-by-state variation in emergency versus elective colon resections: room for improvement. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 May; 74(5):1286-91.
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Oyetunji TA, Turner PL, Onguti SK, Ehanire ID, Dorsett FO, Fullum TM, Cornwell EE, Haider AH. Predictors of postdischarge complications: role of in-hospital length of stay. Am J Surg. 2013 Jan; 205(1):71-6.
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