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MeSH Heading: Preoperative Care
Tree Number(s): E02.760.731.775; E04.604.750; N02.421.585.722.775
Unique ID: D011300
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011300
Annotation: preoperative use of antibiotics for prevention of infection: index under ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS & not here
Scope Note: Care given during the period prior to undergoing surgery when psychological and physical preparations are made according to the special needs of the individual patient. This period spans the time between admission to the hospital to the time the surgery begins. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
Entry Version: PREOP CARE
Entry Term(s): Care, Preoperative; Preoperative Procedure; Preoperative Procedures; Procedure, Preoperative; Procedures, Preoperative
Public MeSH Note: 1966
History Note: 1966
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/04/08

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

education (ED)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

rehabilitation (RH)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Concept UI: M0017549
Terms: Preoperative Procedure Preferred Term
Term UI T033316
Date08/22/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Preoperative Procedures
Term UI T033317
Date12/26/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID POPLINE (1978); Procedure, Preoperative
Term UI T033318
Date08/22/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Procedures, Preoperative
Term UI T033319
Date05/03/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994)

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