"Postoperative 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.
The period of care beginning when the patient is removed from surgery and aimed at meeting the patient's psychological and physical needs directly after surgery. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D011182
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.731.700 E04.604.500 N02.421.585.722.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Postoperative Procedures- Postoperative Procedures
- Postoperative Procedure
- Procedure, Postoperative
- Procedures, Postoperative
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2012 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2016 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2017 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2019 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postoperative Care" by people in Profiles.
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Liberal or Restrictive Postoperative Transfusion in Patients at High Cardiac Risk: The TOP Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025 12 23; 334(24):2197-2207.
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Safety of Surgical Telehealth in the Outpatient and Inpatient Setting. Surg Clin North Am. 2021 Feb; 101(1):109-119.
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Impact of feeding mode on neurodevelopmental outcome in infants and children with congenital heart disease. Congenit Heart Dis. 2019 Nov; 14(6):1207-1213.
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High acetylsalicylic acid dosing in infants after modified Blalock-Taussig shunt. Cardiol Young. 2019 Mar; 29(3):389-397.
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Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis. Clin Plast Surg. 2019 Apr; 46(2):123-139.
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Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy to address hydrocephalus in Africa: A call for education and community-based rehabilitation. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2017 12 11; 10(3-4):267-273.
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An International Survey of Corticosteroid Use for the Management of Low Cardiac Output Syndrome. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2017 Jul; 18(7):630-637.
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Association of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support Adequacy and Residual Lesions With Outcomes in Neonates Supported After Cardiac Surgery. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2016 11; 17(11):1045-1054.
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Implementation of a Quality Improvement Bundle Improves Echocardiographic Imaging after Congenital Heart Surgery in Children. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2016 12; 29(12):1163-1170.e3.
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy Without Drains: Interpretation of the Evidence. Ann Surg. 2016 May; 263(5):e74-6.