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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Elective Surgical Procedures" by people in this website by year, and whether "Elective Surgical Procedures" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2016 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2017 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Elective Surgical Procedures" by people in Profiles.
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Bypass Versus Endovascular Therapy for Elective Infrapopliteal Interventions in Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia: Propensity Score-matched Analyses of Vascular Quality Initiative Registry. Ann Surg. 2025 Sep 01; 282(3):494-502.
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Predicting perioperative risk of persistent paraplegia from preoperative factors in patients who undergo elective, open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 11; 170(5):1345-1352.e5.
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Association of Patient Sex With Inpatient Mortality After Elective Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis. J Clin Rheumatol. 2025 Jun 01; 31(4):134-141.
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Variation in Intraoperative Opioid Administration by Patient, Clinician, and Hospital Contribution. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 01 02; 7(1):e2351689.
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Measuring the Impact of a Delay in Care on Pediatric Otolaryngologic Surgery Completion. Ear Nose Throat J. 2025 Aug; 104(8):NP558-NP564.
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Non-English Primary Language is Associated with Emergency Surgery for Diverticulitis. J Surg Res. 2021 12; 268:643-649.
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Healthcare utilization after elective surgery in patients with obstructive sleep apnea - analysis of a nationwide data set. Sleep Med. 2021 05; 81:294-299.
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Women have similar mortality but higher morbidity than men after elective endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2021 08; 74(2):451-458.e1.
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The efficacy and safety of thrombopoietin receptor agonists in patients with chronic liver disease undergoing elective procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Platelets. 2022 Jan 02; 33(1):66-72.
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Quantifying the risk-adjusted hospital costs of postoperative complications after lower extremity bypass in patients with claudication. J Vasc Surg. 2021 04; 73(4):1361-1367.e1.