"After-Hours 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.
Medical care provided after the regular daily practice schedule of the physicians. Usually it is designed to deliver 24-hour-a-day and 365 day-a-year patient care coverage for emergencies, triage, pediatric care, and hospice care.
| Descriptor ID |
D039602
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.374.034 N05.300.049
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| Concept/Terms |
After-Hours Care- After-Hours Care
- Out-of-Hours Medical Care
- Medical Care, Out-of-Hours
- Out of Hours Medical Care
- After Hours Care
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "After-Hours Care" by people in Profiles.
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Jundoria AK, Grant B, Olufajo OA, De La Cruz E, Metcalfe D, Williams M, Cornwell EE, Hughes K. Assessment of the "Weekend Effect" in Lower Extremity Vascular Trauma. Ann Vasc Surg. 2020 Jul; 66:233-241.e4.
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Martin GP, Kwok CS, Van Spall HGC, Volgman AS, Michos E, Parwani P, Alraies C, Thamman R, Kontopantelis E, Mamas M. Readmission and processes of care across weekend and weekday hospitalisation for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure or stroke: an observational study of the National Readmission Database. BMJ Open. 2019 08 22; 9(8):e029667.
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Doctor K, Correa K, Olympia RP. Evaluation of an after-hours call center: are pediatric patients appropriately referred to the emergency department? Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Nov; 30(11):798-804.
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Saraswat MK, Ullrich SL, Beaty CA, Russell SD, Whitman GJ. After-hour ventricular assist device coverage: what level of expertise is required? J Heart Lung Transplant. 2013 Dec; 32(12):1272-4.
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Nishisaki A, Pines JM, Lin R, Helfaer MA, Berg RA, Tenhave T, Nadkarni VM. The impact of 24-hr, in-hospital pediatric critical care attending physician presence on process of care and patient outcomes*. Crit Care Med. 2012 Jul; 40(7):2190-5.
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Shah NA, Hoch M, Willis A, Betts B, Patel HK, Hershey BL. Correlation among on-call resident study volume, discrepancy rate, and turnaround time. Acad Radiol. 2010 Sep; 17(9):1190-4.
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Epstein RH, Ekbatani A, Kaplan J, Shechter R, Grunwald Z. Development of a staff recall system for mass casualty incidents using cell phone text messaging. Anesth Analg. 2010 Mar 1; 110(3):871-8.
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Dexter F, Epstein RH, Elgart RL, Ledolter J. Forecasting and perception of average and latest hours worked by on-call anesthesiologists. Anesth Analg. 2009 Oct; 109(4):1246-52.