"Preoperative Care" 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.
Care given during the period prior to undergoing surgery when psychological and physical preparations are made according to the special needs of the individual patient. This period spans the time between admission to the hospital to the time the surgery begins. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D011300
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.795 E04.604.750 N02.421.585.795
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| Concept/Terms |
Preoperative Procedure- Preoperative Procedure
- Procedure, Preoperative
- Procedures, Preoperative
- Preoperative Procedures
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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