"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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 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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Roy JM, Musmar B, Patel P, Katharine-Pontarelli M, Atallah E, Papadopoulos E, Tjoumakaris SI, Gooch MR, Rosenwasser RH, Jabbour PM. Woven EndoBridge Device embolization versus microsurgical clipping of intracranial aneurysms: A systematic review of literature. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2025 Feb; 249:108773.
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Starr MR, Hinkle JC, Patel LG, Ammar MJ, Soares RR, Patel SN, Cohen MN, Hsu J, Yonekawa Y, Ho AC, Regillo CD, Gupta OP. RANDOMIZED TRIAL COMPARING MICROSERRATED VERSUS CONVENTIONAL INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE FORCEPS FOR INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE PEELING. Retina. 2024 Aug 01; 44(8):1323-1328.
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Kaneyuki D, Yost CC, Wu M, Pfeil DS, Mehrotra P, Guy TS. Robotic mitral valve re-repair with removal of transcatheter mitral valve repair clips. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Oct 30; 2023.
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Nemeth ZH, Kong K, Hwang R, Soliman SS, Rolandelli RH. Vessel Sealant Devices in Thyroidectomies: An ACS-NSQIP Study. South Med J. 2022 05; 115(5):304-309.
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Lonner JH, Goh GS, Sommer K, Niggeman G, Levicoff EA, Vernace JV, Good RP. Minimizing Surgical Instrument Burden Increases Operating Room Efficiency and Reduces Perioperative Costs in Total Joint Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2021 06; 36(6):1857-1863.
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Smith EB, Russo KA, Maltenfort MG, Sharkey PF, Rihn J. After Incision, the Skin Knife Blade Is No More Contaminated Than a Fresh Knife Blade. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Jan 15; 29(2):e98-e103.
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Voigt J, Seigerman D, Lutsky K, Beredjiklian P, Leinberry C. Comparison of the Costs of Reusable Versus Disposable Equipment for Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release Procedures Using Activity-Based Costing Analysis. J Hand Surg Am. 2021 04; 46(4):339.e1-339.e15.
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Bartel T, Khalil M, Traina M, Mihaljevic T, Suri RM. Percutaneous mitral annuloplasty complements clip implantation in functional mitral regurgitation. Eur Heart J. 2019 08 14; 40(31):2584.
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Pahys JM, Vivas AC, Samdani AF, Cunn G, Betz RR, Newton PO, Cahill PJ. Assessment of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Shoulder Balance With Proximal Screws versus Hooks in Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 Nov 15; 43(22):E1322-E1328.
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LeCompte MT, Baucom RB, Beck WC, Holzman MD, Sharp KW, Nealon WH, Poulose BK. Identifying Barriers to Microlaparoscopy in the Performance of Surgical Procedures. Am Surg. 2017 Nov 01; 83(11):1268-1274.