 Unnecessary Procedures
"Unnecessary Procedures" 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.
Diagnostic, therapeutic, and investigative procedures prescribed and performed by health professionals, the results of which do not justify the benefits or hazards and costs to the patient.
| Descriptor ID |
D019564
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.380.450.500 N05.300.150.395.450.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Unnecessary Procedures- Unnecessary Procedures
- Procedure, Unnecessary
- Procedures, Unnecessary
- Unnecessary Procedure
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2014 | 8 | 0 | 8 | | 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Unnecessary Procedures" by people in Profiles.
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Esper SA, Holder-Murray J, Meister K, Sylvia Lin HH, Bauer AK, Artman J, Garver M, Lukanski A, Zuckerbraun BS, Marroquin O, Mahajan A. Reducing unnecessary preoperative testing through a comprehensive EMR based digital algorithm. EBioMedicine. 2025 Jan; 111:105509.
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Mullan PC, Levasseur KA, Bajaj L, Nypaver M, Chamberlain JM, Thull-Freedman J, Ostrow O, Jain S. Recommendations for Choosing Wisely in Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Five Opportunities to Improve Value. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Aug; 84(2):167-175.
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Syme N, Brettfeld S, Dorneden A, Samedi V, Bocklage T, Myers O, Herzon F, Meiklejohn DA. Occult Malignancy in Adult Tonsillectomy for Benign Indication. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2021 Apr; 130(4):356-362.
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LaValva SM, MacAlpine EM, Kawakami N, Gandhi JS, Morishita K, Sturm PF, Garg S, Glotzbecker MP, Anari JB, Flynn JM, Cahill PJ. Awake serial body casting for the management of infantile idiopathic scoliosis: is general anesthesia necessary? Spine Deform. 2020 10; 8(5):1109-1115.
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Vu CL, Lindberg AW, Bompadre V, White KK, Bauer JM. Prospective spine at risk program for prevalence of intracanal spine lesions in pediatric hereditary multiple osteochondromas. Spine Deform. 2020 10; 8(5):1069-1074.
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Tchou MJ, Hall M, Shah SS, Johnson DP, Schroeder AR, Antoon JW, Genies MC, Quinonez R, Miller CW, Shah SP, Brady PW. Patterns of Electrolyte Testing at Children's Hospitals for Common Inpatient Diagnoses. Pediatrics. 2019 07; 144(1).
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Kleinpell R, Sessler CN, Wiencek C, Moss M. Choosing Wisely in Critical Care: Results of a National Survey From the Critical Care Societies Collaborative. Crit Care Med. 2019 03; 47(3):331-336.
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Barreto TW, Chung Y, Wingrove P, Young RA, Petterson S, Bazemore A, Liaw W. Primary Care Physician Characteristics Associated with Low Value Care Spending. J Am Board Fam Med. 2019 Mar-Apr; 32(2):218-225.
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Rostad BS, Applegate KE, Kim T, Mansour RM, Milla SS. Multiphase acquisitions in pediatric abdominal-pelvic CT are a common practice and contribute to unnecessary radiation dose. Pediatr Radiol. 2018 11; 48(12):1714-1723.
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Tchou MJ, Tang Girdwood S, Wormser B, Poole M, Davis-Rodriguez S, Caldwell JT, Shannon L, Hagedorn PA, Biondi E, Simmons J, Anderson J, Brady PW. Reducing Electrolyte Testing in Hospitalized Children by Using Quality Improvement Methods. Pediatrics. 2018 05; 141(5).
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