"Surgical Equipment" 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.
Nonexpendable apparatus used during surgical procedures. They are differentiated from SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, usually hand-held and used in the immediate operative field.
| Descriptor ID |
D013523
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858
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| Concept/Terms |
Surgical Equipment- Surgical Equipment
- Equipment, Surgical
- Equipments, Surgical
- Surgical Equipments
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgical Equipment" by people in Profiles.
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Facilitation of Surgical Innovation: Is It Possible to Speed the Introduction of New Technology While Simultaneously Improving Patient Safety? Ann Surg. 2019 12; 270(6):937-941.
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Surgical Fires and Operative Burns: Lessons Learned From a 33-Year Review of Medical Litigation. Am J Surg. 2017 Mar; 213(3):558-564.
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Wolf Piranha Versus Lumenis VersaCut Prostate Morcellation Devices: A Prospective Randomized Trial. J Urol. 2016 Feb; 195(2):413-7.
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Novel image monitoring system using a head-mounted display for assistants in da Vinci surgery. Int J Urol. 2015 May; 22(5):520-1.
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A novel use of the beanbag for intraoperative positioning during dissection of the fibular flap. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Dec; 122(6):229e-230e.
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Elastic stay hooks and self-retaining retractor technique for mastectomy skin flaps. Surgery. 2007 Feb; 141(2):272-4.
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How I do it. In a pinch. Dermatol Surg. 2004 Dec; 30(12 Pt 2):1599.
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Using intraoperative radiation therapy--a case study. AORN J. 2003 Feb; 77(2):412-7.
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Endoscopic drape to avoid contamination of the operative field during laparotomy-assisted endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2001 Sep; 54(3):401-2.
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Case 6--1999. Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 1999 Dec; 13(6):764-81.