"Ambulatory 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.
Health care services provided to patients on an ambulatory basis, rather than by admission to a hospital or other health care facility. The services may be a part of a hospital, augmenting its inpatient services, or may be provided at a free-standing facility.
| Descriptor ID |
D000553
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.106 N02.421.585.106
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| Concept/Terms |
Ambulatory Care- Ambulatory Care
- Care, Ambulatory
- Outpatient Care
- Care, Outpatient
Health Services, Outpatient- Health Services, Outpatient
- Health Service, Outpatient
- Outpatient Health Service
- Service, Outpatient Health
- Outpatient Health Services
- Outpatient Services
- Outpatient Service
- Service, Outpatient
- Services, Outpatient
- Services, Outpatient Health
Urgent Care- Urgent Care
- Care, Urgent
- Cares, Urgent
- Urgent Cares
Clinic Visits- Clinic Visits
- Clinic Visit
- Visit, Clinic
- Visits, Clinic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ambulatory Care" by people in Profiles.
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Pregnancy outcomes of women presenting with stage 1 hypertension during the first prenatal clinic visit before 20 gestational weeks. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2024 Mar; 35:19-25.
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Assessment of facility-level antiretroviral treatment patient status utilizing a national-level laboratory cohort: Toward an understanding of system-level tracking and clinic switching in South Africa. Front Public Health. 2022; 10:959481.
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The 'ins and outs' of colonoscopy at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, South Africa: A practice audit of the outpatient endoscopy unit. S Afr Med J. 2020 Nov 27; 110(12):1186-1190.
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Will differentiated care for stable HIV patients reduce healthcare systems costs? J Int AIDS Soc. 2020 07; 23(7):e25541.
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Trends in Ambulatory Electronic Consultations During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 10; 35(10):3117-3119.
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Who is seeking antiretroviral treatment for HIV now? Characteristics of patients presenting in Kenya and South Africa in 2017-2018. J Int AIDS Soc. 2019 09; 22(9):e25358.
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Supporting the Management of Patients with Heart Failure within Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and African Countries: A Toolbox for Healthcare Providers. Cardiology. 2019; 142 Suppl 1:1-10.
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Evaluation of the intensified tuberculosis case finding guidelines for children living with HIV. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2018 11 01; 22(11):1322-1328.
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Value stream mapping to characterize value and waste associated with accessing HIV care in South Africa. PLoS One. 2018; 13(7):e0201032.
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High loss to follow-up of children on antiretroviral treatment in a primary care HIV clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Jul; 97(29):e10901.