 Postoperative Care
"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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| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2003 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2010 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | 2011 | 6 | 7 | 13 | | 2012 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | 2013 | 4 | 7 | 11 | | 2014 | 5 | 6 | 11 | | 2015 | 7 | 9 | 16 | | 2016 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 2017 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | 2018 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 2019 | 5 | 10 | 15 | | 2020 | 9 | 4 | 13 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2025 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postoperative Care" by people in Profiles.
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Khomiak A, Billings JD, Huynh V, Leonard LD, Abud VL, Jones TL, Franco SR, Ziogas IA, Bata K, Christian N, Del Chiaro M, Cumbler E, Tevis SEA. Long-Term Sustainability of QI Interventions: Outcomes in Opioid Prescribing for Postoperative Care. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2026 Jan; 52(1):26-32.
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McKie KA, Moturu A, Graham DA, Coleman M, Huang R, Grant C, Saito JM, Hall BL, Cina RA, Newland JG, Goretsky MJ, Ko CY, Rangel SJ. Postoperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Use and Outcomes in Pectus Excavatum Repair. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Sep 02; 8(9):e2530449.
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Kahan AM, Kelley-Quon LI, Acker SN, Vincent S, Chao SD, Nepomuceno H, Lee JH, Padilla BE, Patwardhan UM, Gollin G, Ignacio RC, Fialkowski EA, Fowler KL, Cairo SB, Munar D, Pandya SR, Russell KW, Fenton SJ, Lee SL, Rothstein DH. Pleural drain placement following lung resection in children: A prospective observational study of the Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Jan; 61(1):162541.
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Martin AK, Mercier O, Bottiger B, Cypel M, Fessler J, Gomez-De-Antonio D, Levvey B, Lyster H, Nasir B, Sanchez M, Wille K, Fritz AV, Gelzinis T, Hoetzenecker K, Dave K, Lindstedt S, Marczin N, Wilkey B, Schecter M, Walsh J, Morrissey O, Landry C, Saatee S, Kotecha S, Behr J, Kukreja J, Dellgren G, Reed AK. ISHLT Consensus Statement on the Perioperative use of ECLS in Lung Transplantation: Part III: Postoperative Considerations. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026 Jan; 45(1):e63-e81.
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Boyd J, Wershoven N, Kaizer A, Blades C, Allen G, Discolo C, Francom C. Patient Outcomes in Mandibular Distraction Based on Timing of Feeding Initiation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Aug; 173(2):367-371.
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Xia JL, Zaver D, Kim EJ, Patnaik JL, Ertel MK, Capitena CE, SooHoo JR, Kahook MY, Pantcheva MB, Seibold LK. Postoperative Use of Pilocarpine After Kahook Dual Blade Goniotomy in Mild to End-Stage Glaucoma. Curr Eye Res. 2025 May; 50(5):490-495.
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King LJ, Ashmore SL, Chapman HL, McKenzie CM, Clarke BE, Rozycki SK, Rothenberger RW, Floch JM, Khalid NR, Roberts BL, Bonglack MN, Rardin CR. Surgical Site Infection After Sacral Neuromodulation: Impact of Postoperative Antibiotics. Urogynecology (Phila). 2025 Mar 01; 31(3):301-308.
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Patwardhan UM, Kahan A, Eldredge RS, Russell KW, Lee J, Short SS, Padilla B, Cairo SB, Acker SN, Jensen AR, Kelley-Quon LI, Rothstein DH, Fialkowski EA, Chao SD, Gillory L, Pandya S, Diaz-Miron J, Ignacio RC. Comparison of Postoperative Antibiotic Protocols for Pediatric Complicated Appendicitis: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Study. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Apr; 60(4):162165.
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Hayashi K, Ono Y, Oba A, Ito H, Sato T, Inoue Y, Saiura A, Takahashi Y. Posthepatectomy Liver Failure in Patients with Splenomegaly Induced by Induction Chemotherapy for Colorectal Liver Metastases. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2024 Oct 31; 56(1):13.
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Rentea RM, Bokova E, Frischer JS, Gosain A, Langer JC, Levitt MA, Nandivada P, Rialon KL, Rollins MD, Segura B, Wood RJ, Lim IIP. Evaluation and Management of Total Colonic Hirschsprung Disease: A Comprehensive Review From the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) Hirschsprung Disease Interest Group. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Nov; 59(11):161677.
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