Iatrogenic Disease

"Iatrogenic Disease" 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.

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Any adverse condition in a patient occurring as the result of treatment by a physician, surgeon, or other health professional, especially infections acquired by a patient during the course of treatment.

Descriptor ID	D007049
MeSH Number(s)	C23.550.291.875
Concept/Terms	Iatrogenic Disease Iatrogenic Disease Disease, Iatrogenic Diseases, Iatrogenic Iatrogenic Diseases Hospital-Acquired Condition Condition, Hospital-Acquired Conditions, Hospital-Acquired Hospital Acquired Condition Hospital-Acquired Conditions

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Iatrogenic Disease".

Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Disease Attributes [C23.550.291]
Iatrogenic Disease [C23.550.291.875]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Iatrogenic Disease".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Iatrogenic Disease".

Iatrogenic Disease
Cross Infection

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Iatrogenic Disease" by people in this website by year, and whether "Iatrogenic Disease" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 84 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2010 and 2011

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	2	2
1997	0	2	2
1999	0	1	1
2000	2	0	2
2001	1	0	1
2002	3	0	3
2003	0	2	2
2004	0	3	3
2005	0	1	1
2006	0	1	1
2007	2	1	3
2008	1	1	2
2009	0	4	4
2010	1	6	7
2011	4	3	7
2012	1	1	2
2013	2	1	3
2014	2	0	2
2015	2	2	4
2016	1	3	4
2017	0	1	1
2018	1	3	4
2019	3	1	4
2020	2	4	6
2021	0	3	3
2022	0	3	3
2023	0	5	5
2024	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

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Podder S, Cowan S, Koeneman S, Pavis E, Park D, Schleider C, Shindle K, Bowen M, Johnson A. Resident-Driven Guideline to Reduce Iatrogenic Pneumothoraxes From Small-Bore Feeding Tubes: A Quality and Safety Improvement Project. Am J Med Qual. 2025 Jan-Feb 01; 40(1):8-14.

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Fenga D, Sanzarello I, Rizzo P, Traina F, Coppini F, Leonetti D, Faldini C. Infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve lesion following tibial nailing: it is possible to avoid it? Musculoskelet Surg. 2024 Jun; 108(2):139-144.

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Siddiqui S, Miller M, Dumont A, Delashaw J, Wang A. Iatrogenic Cerebrospinal Fluid Breast Augmentation: Rare Complication of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts and Management Strategies. World Neurosurg. 2024 01; 181:e743-e751.

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Gaston T, Matzon JL, Sodha S, Jones C, Hoffman C, Rivlin M. The Effect of Percutaneous Retrograde Metacarpal Intramedullary Screw Insertion on the Extensor Tendon. Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013). 2023 Sep; 81(3):163-167.

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Roskam JS, Pourghaderi P, Soliman SS, Chang GC, Rolandelli RH, Nemeth ZH. Assessment of Risk Factors for Iatrogenic Genitourinary Injuries During a Proctectomy. Am Surg. 2023 Dec; 89(12):5927-5931.

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Bounajem MT, Joyce E, Scoville JP, Seinfeld J, Hoffman J, Grossberg JA, Waiters V, White AC, Nerva J, Burkhardt JK, Tonetti DA, El Naamani K, Gooch MR, Jabbour P, Tjoumakaris S, Ortega Gutierrez S, Levitt MR, Lang M, Ares WJ, Desai S, Mascitelli JR, Kilburg CJ, Budohoski KP, Couldwell WT, Gross BA, Grandhi R. Safety and efficacy of the Pipeline Flex embolization device with Shield Technology for the acute treatment of ruptured internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysms: a multi-institution case series. Neurosurg Focus. 2023 05; 54(5):E4.

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Zielli SO, Mazzotti A, Artioli E, Arceri A, Bonelli S, Ruffilli A, Faldini C. Retrograde intramedullary nail entry point for tibio-talo-calcaneal arthrodesis: a review of anatomical studies. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2023 Oct; 33(7):3185-3195.

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Matsumoto MM, Reddy SN, Nadolski GJ, Shamimi-Noori S, Trerotola SO, Stavropoulos SW. Iatrogenic Renal Artery Injury in 90 Cases: Arteriographic Findings and Outcomes after Embolization for Bleeding. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2023 Mar; 34(3):436-444.

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Belenje A, Takkar B, Agarwal K, Tyagi M, Aggarwal V, Padhi TR, Narayanan R. Jet stream related iatrogenic retinal breaks during vitreo-retinal surgery. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Mar; 70(3):902-907.

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Milliron BJ, Packel L, Dychtwald D, Klobodu C, Pontiggia L, Ogbogu O, Barksdale B, Deutsch J. When Eating Becomes Torturous: Understanding Nutrition-Related Cancer Treatment Side Effects among Individuals with Cancer and Their Caregivers. Nutrients. 2022 Jan 14; 14(2).

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