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Overlapping Surgery MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Overlapping Surgery
Tree Number(s)
E04.582
Unique ID
D000096584
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000096584
Scope Note
SURGICAL PROCEDURES performed on two or more patients that overlap in their start and finish times, but the critical portions or those activities which require the skill and expertise of the primary surgeon do not overlap. The primary surgeon initiates and participates in another operation when the surgeon has completed the critical portions of the first procedure and is no longer an essential participant in the final phase of the first operation.
Entry Term(s)
Concurrent Surgery
Simultaneous Surgery
See Also
General Surgery
Intraoperative Complications
Operating Rooms
Postoperative Complications
Surgeons
Public MeSH Note
2024
History Note
2024
Date Introduced
2024/01/01
Last Updated
2024/01/01
Overlapping Surgery Preferred
Concurrent Surgery Related
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