"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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| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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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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Moran JL, Nakagawa K, Asai SM, Koenig MA. 24/7 Neurocritical Care Nurse Practitioner Coverage Reduced Door-to-Needle Time in Stroke Patients Treated with Tissue Plasminogen Activator. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2016 May; 25(5):1148-1152.
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Blecker S, Goldfeld K, Park H, Radford MJ, Munson S, Francois F, Austrian JS, Braithwaite RS, Hochman K, Donoghue R, Birnbaum BA, Gourevitch MN. Impact of an Intervention to Improve Weekend Hospital Care at an Academic Medical Center: An Observational Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Nov; 30(11):1657-64.
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Ibrahimou B, Salihu HM, English G, Anozie C, Lartey G, Dagne G. Twins born over weekends: are they at risk for elevated infant mortality? Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2012 Dec; 286(6):1349-55.
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Deshmukh A, Pant S, Kumar G, Bursac Z, Paydak H, Mehta JL. Comparison of outcomes of weekend versus weekday admissions for atrial fibrillation. Am J Cardiol. 2012 Jul 15; 110(2):208-11.