"Thoracotomy" 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.
Surgical incision into the chest wall.
| Descriptor ID |
D013908
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.928.760
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Thoracotomy".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Thoracotomy".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Thoracotomy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Thoracotomy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thoracotomy" by people in Profiles.
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Airway management in emergency department thoracotomy: A narrative review. Am J Emerg Med. 2026 Jan; 99:477-482.
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Evaluation and Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review From the APSA Outcomes & Evidence-Based Practice Committee. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Oct; 58(10):1873-1885.
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Evaluating emergency department tube thoracostomy: A single-center use of trauma video review to assess efficiency and technique. Surgery. 2023 04; 173(4):1086-1092.
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Trauma video review outperforms prospective real-time data collection for study of resuscitative thoracotomy. Surgery. 2022 11; 172(5):1563-1568.
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A Novel Technique for Muscle Flap Preservation in Posterolateral Muscle-Sparing Thoracotomy. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Mar 01; 149(3):526e-528e.
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Thoracoscopy Versus Thoracotomy in the Repair of Esophageal Atresia with Distal Tracheoesophageal Fistula. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2020 Dec; 30(12):1289-1294.
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Thoracoscopy vs thoracotomy for the management of metastatic osteosarcoma: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative Study. Int J Cancer. 2021 03 01; 148(5):1164-1171.
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Preoperative prediction of unresectability in malignant pleural mesothelioma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 06; 159(6):2512-2520.e1.
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Postoperative Opioid Consumption in Thoracic Surgery Patients: How Much Is Actually Used? Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 04; 109(4):1033-1039.
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Team Assessment and Decision Making Is Associated With Outcomes: A Trauma Video Review Analysis. J Surg Res. 2020 02; 246:544-549.