Elective Surgical Procedures

Surgery which could be postponed or not done at all without danger to the patient. Elective surgery includes procedures to correct non-life-threatening medical problems as well as to alleviate conditions causing psychological stress or other potential risk to patients, e.g., cosmetic or contraceptive surgery.

Year introduced: 2015(1994)

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Tree Number(s): E04.249

MeSH Unique ID: D017558

Entry Terms:

• Surgical Procedures, Elective
• Procedures, Elective Surgical
• Surgical Procedure, Elective
• Elective Surgical Procedure
• Procedure, Elective Surgical

Previous Indexing:

• Surgical Procedures, Operative (1966-1993)

See Also:

• Prophylactic Surgical Procedures

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Elective Surgical Procedures