Search
Descriptor English: Electrosurgery
Descriptor Spanish: Electrocirugia
Descriptor electrocirugía
Scope note: División de tejidos mediante una corriente de alta frecuencia aplicada localmente con un instrumento o aguja de metal. (Stedman, 25a ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Eletrocirurgia
Descriptor French: Électrochirurgie
Entry term(s): Electrosurgeries
Tree number(s): E04.262
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004598
Scope note: Division of tissues by a high-frequency current applied locally with a metal instrument or needle. (Stedman, 25th ed)
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65
Entry Version: ELECTROSURG
DeCS ID: 4671
Unique ID: D004598
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1995/03/13
Electrosurgery - Preferred
Concept UI M0007222
Scope note Division of tissues by a high-frequency current applied locally with a metal instrument or needle. (Stedman, 25th ed)
Preferred term Electrosurgery
Entry term(s) Electrosurgeries



We want your feedback on the new DeCS / MeSH website

We invite you to complete a survey that will take no more than 3 minutes.


Go to survey