 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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Elective Surgical Procedures" by people in Profiles.
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Janssen Lok M, Miyake H, O'Connell JS, Seo S, Pierro A. The value of mechanical bowel preparation prior to pediatric colorectal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatr Surg Int. 2018 Dec; 34(12):1305-1320.
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Selvadurai S, Maynes JT, McDonnell C, Cushing SL, Propst EJ, Lorenzo A, Lim A, Meltzer LJ, Lu Z, Horner RL, Narang I. Evaluating the effects of general anesthesia on sleep in children undergoing elective surgery: an observational case-control study. Sleep. 2018 08 01; 41(8).
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Hutton EK, Hannah ME, Ross S, Joseph KS, Ohlsson A, Asztalos E, Willan AR, Allen AC, Armson BA, Gafni A, Mangoff K, Sanchez JJ, Barrett JF. Re: Maternal outcomes at 3 months after planned caesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for twin pregnancies in the Twin Birth Study: a randomised controlled trial: Counselling is difficult when outcomes are associated with mode of delivery and not the plan of mode of delivery. BJOG. 2016 Mar; 123(4):644.
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Hutton EK, Hannah ME, Ross S, Joseph KS, Ohlsson A, Asztalos EV, Willan AR, Allen AC, Armson BA, Gafni A, Mangoff K, Sanchez JJ, Barrett JF. Maternal outcomes at 3 months after planned caesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for twin pregnancies in the Twin Birth Study: a randomised controlled trial. BJOG. 2015 Nov; 122(12):1653-62.
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Mir T, Dirks P, Mason WP, Bernstein M. Are patients open to elective re-sampling of their glioblastoma? A new way of assessing treatment innovations. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2014 Oct; 156(10):1855-62; discussion 1862-3.
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Subendran J, Siddiqui N, Victor JC, McLeod RS, Govindarajan A. NSAID use and anastomotic leaks following elective colorectal surgery: a matched case-control study. J Gastrointest Surg. 2014 Aug; 18(8):1391-7.
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Kirsch RE, Glatz AC, Gaynor JW, Nicolson SC, Spray TL, Wernovsky G, Bird GL. Results of elective repair at 6 months or younger in 277 patients with tetralogy of Fallot: a 14-year experience at a single center. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Feb; 147(2):713-7.
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Karsli C, El-Hout Y, Lorenzo AJ, Langer JC, Bägli DJ, Pippi Salle JL, Bissonette B, Farhat WA. Physiological changes in transperitoneal versus retroperitoneal laparoscopy in children: a prospective analysis. J Urol. 2011 Oct; 186(4 Suppl):1649-52.
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Hussain AA, Yakoob MY, Imdad A, Bhutta ZA. Elective induction for pregnancies at or beyond 41 weeks of gestation and its impact on stillbirths: a systematic review with meta-analysis. BMC Public Health. 2011 Apr 13; 11 Suppl 3:S5.
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Chung SS, Casas MJ, Kenny DJ, Barrett EJ. Clinical relevance of access targets for elective dental treatment under general anesthesia in pediatrics. J Can Dent Assoc. 2010; 76:a116.
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