"Tampons, Surgical" 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.
Plugs or cylinders made of cotton, sponge, or other absorbent material. They are used in surgery to absorb fluids such as blood or drainage.
| Descriptor ID |
D013630
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.826
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tampons, Surgical" by people in Profiles.
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Pre-peritoneal pelvic packing in a paediatric unstable pelvic fracture: an undescribed complication of lower limb compartment syndrome. Injury. 2013 Feb; 44(2):258-60.
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Packing and postoperative rhinoplasty management: a survey report. Aesthet Surg J. 2011 Feb; 31(2):184-9.
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Mechanical devices for urinary incontinence in women. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Jul 19; (3):CD001756.
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Mechanical devices for urinary incontinence in women. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Apr 19; (2):CD001756.