"Surgical Instruments" 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.
Hand-held tools or implements used by health professionals for the performance of surgical tasks.
| Descriptor ID |
D013525
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Surgical Instruments- Surgical Instruments
- Instrument, Surgical
- Instruments, Surgical
- Surgical Instrument
Surgical Clamps- Surgical Clamps
- Clamps, Surgical
- Clamp, Surgical
- Surgical Clamp
Surgical Clips- Surgical Clips
- Clips, Surgical
- Clip, Surgical
- Surgical Clip
Surgical Plugs- Surgical Plugs
- Plugs, Surgical
- Plug, Surgical
- Surgical Plug
Surgical Hooks- Surgical Hooks
- Hooks, Surgical
- Hook, Surgical
- Surgical Hook
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgical Instruments" by people in Profiles.
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Complications of high volume circumcision: glans amputation in adolescents; a case report. BMC Urol. 2019 Jul 11; 19(1):65.
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Evaluating the cost of adult voluntary medical male circumcision in a mixed (surgical and PrePex) site compared to a hypothetical PrePex-only site in South Africa. Glob Health Action. 2015; 8:29116.
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Cost-effectiveness of using the Cervex-Brush (broom) compared to the elongated spatula for collection of conventional cervical cytology samples within a high-burden HIV setting: a model-based analysis. BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 Nov 06; 15:499.
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Piloting PrePex for Adult and Adolescent Male Circumcision in South Africa--Pain Is an Issue. PLoS One. 2015; 10(9):e0138755.
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High rate of adverse events following circumcision of young male adults with the Tara KLamp technique: a randomised trial in South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2009 Mar; 99(3):163-9.