 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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2003 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2010 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | 2011 | 3 | 7 | 10 | | 2012 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2013 | 2 | 8 | 10 | | 2014 | 5 | 6 | 11 | | 2015 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 2016 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2017 | 1 | 8 | 9 | | 2018 | 5 | 8 | 13 | | 2019 | 4 | 8 | 12 | | 2020 | 8 | 1 | 9 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2025 | 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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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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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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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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Schnuck JK, Acker SN, Kelley-Quon LI, Lee JH, Shew SB, Fialkowski E, Ignacio RC, Melhado C, Qureshi FG, Russell KW, Rothstein DH. Decision-Making in Pleural Drainage Following Lung Resection in Children: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Survey. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Sep; 59(9):1730-1734.
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Abbitt D, Choy K, Castle R, Bollinger D, Jones TS, Wikiel KJ, Barnett CC, Moore JT, Robinson TN, Jones EL. Telehealth for general surgery postoperative care. Am J Surg. 2024 03; 229:156-161.
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Retrouvey H, Ipaktchi K, Lauder A. Evidence-based postoperative replantation protocols. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2024 Oct; 34(7):3699-3705.
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Dastagirzada YM, Alexiades NG, Kurland DB, Anderson SN, Brockmeyer DL, Bumpass DB, Chatterjee S, Groves ML, Hankinson TC, Harter D, Hedequist D, Jea A, Leonard JR, Martin JE, Oetgen ME, Pahys J, Rozzelle C, Strahle JM, Thompson D, Yaszay B, Anderson RCE. Developing consensus for the management of pediatric cervical spine disorders and stabilization: a modified Delphi study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2023 01 01; 31(1):32-42.
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Sperotto F, Davidson JA, Smith-Parrish MN, Elhoff JJ, Sinha A, Blinder JJ, Ehrmann DE, Marino BS, Kheir JN. Development of Care Curves Following the Stage 1 Palliation: A Comparison of Intensive Care Among 5 Centers. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 06; 10(11):e019396.
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Panshin MS, Alnachoukati OK, Schroeppel TJ, Metzler M, McFann K, Dunn JA. Optimal Duration of Antibiotics Following Appendectomy for Patients With Complicated Appendicitis. Am Surg. 2021 Mar; 87(3):480-485.
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Irfan A, Martin LY, Canner J, Etra J, Gonzalez Salazar AJ, Overton HN, Jelin EB. The impact of post-operative opioid guidelines on prescribing behaviors in the pediatric population. Pediatr Surg Int. 2020 Nov; 36(11):1339-1343.
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