"Outpatients" 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.
Persons who receive ambulatory care at an outpatient department or clinic without room and board being provided.
| Descriptor ID |
D010045
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.643.630
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| Concept/Terms |
Outpatients- Outpatients
- Outpatient
- Out-patients
- Out patients
- Out-patient
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2016 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2018 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2021 | 3 | 19 | 22 |
| 2022 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2023 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Outpatients" 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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COVID-19 Antiviral Medication Use Among Pregnant and Recently Pregnant US Outpatients. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 03 17; 80(3):512-519.
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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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Outpatient Laboratory Monitoring for Antibiotic-related Adverse Events in Children With Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025 Mar 01; 44(3):e74-e76.
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Outpatient administration of CAR T-cell therapies using a strategy of no remote monitoring and early CRS intervention. Blood Adv. 2024 08 27; 8(16):4320-4329.
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Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Levels Associated With COVID-19 Protection in Outpatients Tested for SARS-CoV-2, US Flu Vaccine Effectiveness Network, October 2021-June 2022. J Infect Dis. 2024 Jul 25; 230(1):45-54.
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Suicide-risk-related factors in a psychiatric patient cohort: a cross sectional study on outpatients, inpatients, and therapeutic community patients. Riv Psichiatr. 2024 Jul-Aug; 59(4):168-178.
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Effectiveness of the influenza vaccine for preventing laboratory-confirmed influenza infections in outpatient immunocompromised adults, 2017-2018. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2024 Dec 31; 20(1):2354013.