"Postoperative Period" 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.
The period following a surgical operation.
| Descriptor ID |
D011184
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.614.750 N02.421.585.753.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Postoperative Period- Postoperative Period
- Period, Postoperative
- Periods, Postoperative
- Postoperative Periods
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2007 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2009 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2012 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2013 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2015 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| 2017 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| 2018 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2019 | 1 | 21 | 22 |
| 2020 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2021 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postoperative Period" by people in Profiles.
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Postoperative Weight-bearing Status Is Not Associated With Patient Mortality After Geriatric Distal Femur Fracture. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2026 Oct 01; 34(19):e2753-e2763.
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PFAS Exposure and Postoperative Weight Regain in Adolescents After Bariatric Surgery: Findings From the Teen-LABS Study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025 Oct; 33(10):1930-1954.
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Assessment of B-Natriuretic Peptide Levels After Stage 1 Palliation in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Patients. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 Oct; 46(7):1833-1841.
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Early elastic and viscoelastic corneal biomechanical changes after photorefractive keratectomy and small incision lenticule extraction. Int Ophthalmol. 2024 Jul 02; 44(1):302.
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Postoperative pulmonary vascular growth in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatr Surg Int. 2024 May 07; 40(1):125.
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A Longitudinal Analysis of Pre- and Post-Operative Dysmorphology in Metopic Craniosynostosis. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2025 Jul; 62(7):1144-1150.
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Early postoperative weight-based fluid overload is associated with worse outcomes after neonatal cardiac surgery. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 09; 38(9):3129-3137.
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Association of Immediate Postoperative Hemodynamic and Laboratory Values in Predicting Norwood Admission Outcomes. Pediatr Cardiol. 2024 Aug; 45(6):1232-1241.
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Association Between Preoperative Hemodialysis Timing and Postoperative Mortality in Patients With End-stage Kidney Disease. JAMA. 2022 11 08; 328(18):1837-1848.
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Timing of a Major Operative Intervention After a Positive COVID-19 Test Affects Postoperative Mortality: Results From a Nationwide, Procedure-matched Analysis. Ann Surg. 2022 09 01; 276(3):554-561.