"Ambulatory 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.
Health care services provided to patients on an ambulatory basis, rather than by admission to a hospital or other health care facility. The services may be a part of a hospital, augmenting its inpatient services, or may be provided at a free-standing facility.
| Descriptor ID |
D000553
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.106 N02.421.585.106
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| Concept/Terms |
Ambulatory Care- Ambulatory Care
- Care, Ambulatory
- Outpatient Care
- Care, Outpatient
Health Services, Outpatient- Health Services, Outpatient
- Health Service, Outpatient
- Outpatient Health Service
- Service, Outpatient Health
- Outpatient Health Services
- Outpatient Services
- Outpatient Service
- Service, Outpatient
- Services, Outpatient
- Services, Outpatient Health
Urgent Care- Urgent Care
- Care, Urgent
- Cares, Urgent
- Urgent Cares
Clinic Visits- Clinic Visits
- Clinic Visit
- Visit, Clinic
- Visits, Clinic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1998 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2001 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2007 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2012 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2013 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2014 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2015 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2017 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2018 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2019 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2020 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 2021 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2022 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ambulatory Care" by people in Profiles.
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Clinician Preferences for Oseltamivir Use in Children With Influenza in the Outpatient Setting. Pediatrics. 2025 Sep 01; 156(3).
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Frequency and preventability of adverse drug events in the outpatient setting. BMJ Qual Saf. 2025 Jul 18; 34(8):499-506.
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Effectiveness of bi-directional patient-provider communication tools aimed at changing patient medication behavior in the outpatient setting: a scoping review. Fam Pract. 2025 Jun 04; 42(4).
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Barriers to and facilitators of sustaining a systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patient decision aid in regular rheumatology outpatient care in the USA. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2025 Jun 01; 64(6):3580-3586.
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Ambulatory care utilization in the first 24 months' postpartum by rurality and pregnancy-related conditions: A prospective cohort study from Maine. J Rural Health. 2025 Jan; 41(1):e12912.
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Adverse Drug Events in Ambulatory Care: A Cross-Sectional Study. Drug Saf. 2025 Apr; 48(4):363-374.
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Outpatient Intensive Nutrition Therapy Improves Survival and Frailty in Males With Alcohol-related ACLF - Randomized Controlled Trial. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 Jun; 23(7):1164-1173.e2.
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Interventions to improve timely cancer diagnosis: an integrative review. Diagnosis (Berl). 2025 May 01; 12(2):153-162.
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Outpatient clinical care for bronchopulmonary dysplasia: A survey of the BPD collaborative. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2025 Jan; 60(1):e27296.
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The impact of a web-based prognostic calculator on prognostic confidence in outpatient palliative care. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Oct 08; 32(11):714.