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Postoperative Care MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Postoperative Care
Tree Number(s)
E02.760.731.700
E04.604.500
N02.421.585.722.700
Unique ID
D011182
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011182
Scope Note
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)
Entry Version
POSTOP CARE
Entry Term(s)
Care, Postoperative
Postoperative Procedures
Procedures, Postoperative
See Also
Physical Therapy Modalities
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2019/05/24
Postoperative Care Preferred
Postoperative Procedures Narrower
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