 Unnecessary Procedures
"Unnecessary 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.
Diagnostic, therapeutic, and investigative procedures prescribed and performed by health professionals, the results of which do not justify the benefits or hazards and costs to the patient.
| Descriptor ID |
D019564
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.380.450.500 N05.300.150.395.450.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Unnecessary Procedures- Unnecessary Procedures
- Procedure, Unnecessary
- Procedures, Unnecessary
- Unnecessary Procedure
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Unnecessary Procedures" by people in Profiles.
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Minneci PC, Bergus KC, Lutz C, Aldrink J, Bence C, Breech L, Dillon PA, Downard C, Ehrlich PF, Fallat M, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Helmrath M, Hertweck P, Hewitt G, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman M, Leys C, Mak G, Markel T, Pressey J, Raiji M, Rymeski B, Saito J, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Cooper J, Deans K. Reducing Unnecessary Oophorectomies for Benign Ovarian Neoplasms in Pediatric Patients. JAMA. 2023 10 03; 330(13):1247-1254.
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Svetanoff WJ, Talukdar N, Dekonenko C, Dorman RM, Osuchukwu O, Fraser JD, Oyetunji TA, St Peter SD. Intra-abdominal Abscess After Appendectomy-Are Drains Necessary in All Patients? J Surg Res. 2020 10; 254:384-389.
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Berg K, Nedved A, Richardson T, Montalbano A, Michael J, Johnson M. Actively Doing Less: Deimplementation of Unnecessary Interventions in Bronchiolitis Care Across Urgent Care, Emergency Department, and Inpatient Settings. Hosp Pediatr. 2020 05; 10(5):385-391.
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Ahluwalia T, Jain S, Norton L, Meade J, Etherton-Still J, Myers A. Reducing Streptococcal Testing in Patients <3 Years Old in an Emergency Department. Pediatrics. 2019 10; 144(4).
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Lawrence AE, Gonzalez DO, Fallat ME, Aldrink JH, Hewitt GD, Hertweck SP, Onwuka A, Bence C, Burns RC, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Kohler JE, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Sato TT, Scannell M, Sujka JA, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Factors Associated With Management of Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms. Pediatrics. 2019 07; 144(1).
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Sola R, Yu YR, Friske TC, Jamal AR, Rosenfeld EH, Mazziotti MV, Peter SDS, Shah SR. Repetitive Imaging following Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum Is Unnecessary. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Oct; 29(5):408-411.
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Gonzalez KW, Dalton BG, Boda S, Aguayo P, Hendrickson RJ, St Peter SD, Juang D. Utility of Preoperative Upper Gastrointestinal Series in Laparoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2015 Dec; 25(12):1040-3.
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Klatte JM, Selvarangan R, Jackson MA, Myers AL. Reducing Overutilization of Testing for Clostridium difficile Infection in a Pediatric Hospital System: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Hosp Pediatr. 2016 Jan; 6(1):9-14.
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Myers A, Canty K, Nelson T. Are the Ottawa ankle rules helpful in ruling out the need for x ray examination in children? Arch Dis Child. 2005 Dec; 90(12):1309-11.
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Dowd MD, Sharma V. Questioning dogma: is this test needed? Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003 Dec; 157(12):1157-8.
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