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Emergency care or treatment given to a person who suddenly becomes ill or injured before full medical services become available.

Therapy whose basic objective is to restore the volume and composition of the body fluids to normal with respect to WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE. Fluids…

A procedure in which total right atrial or total caval blood flow is channeled directly into the pulmonary artery or into a small right ventricle tha…

Surgical enlargement of the intervertebral foramina to relieve NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION.

Sitting or walking in a FOREST or forested area and taking in all of the environmental stimuli of the forest - the sounds, images, atmospheric condit…

Families who care for neglected children or patients unable to care for themselves.

The use of metallic devices inserted into or through bone to hold a fracture in a set position and alignment while it heals.

The use of internal devices (metal plates, nails, rods, etc.) to hold the position of a fracture in proper alignment.

The use of nails that are inserted into bone cavities in order to keep fractured bones together.

Mobilization of the lower end of the esophagus and plication of the fundus of the stomach around it (fundic wrapping) in the treatment of GASTROESOPH…

A technique that came into use in the mid-1980's for assisted conception in infertile women with normal fallopian tubes. The protocol consists of hor…

Removal of an autonomic or sensory ganglion by any means.

Excision of the whole (total gastrectomy) or part (subtotal gastrectomy, partial gastrectomy, gastric resection) of the stomach. (Dorland, 28th ed)

Surgical procedure in which the STOMACH is transected high on the body. The resulting small proximal gastric pouch is joined to any parts of the SMAL…

A method of lowering core BODY TEMPERATURE by filling the STOMACH with chilled fluids.

A variety of surgical reconstructive procedures devised to restore gastrointestinal continuity, The two major classes of reconstruction are the Billr…

Surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall.

Surgical procedures involving the STOMACH and sometimes the lower ESOPHAGUS to correct anatomical defects, or to treat MORBID OBESITY by reducing the…

Creation of an artificial external opening into the stomach for nutritional support or gastrointestinal compression.

Clinical treatments used to change the physiological sexual characteristics of an individual.

Surgical procedure(s) by which a person's physical appearance and functional abilities are changed to align with their identified gender.

Techniques and strategies which include the use of coding sequences and other conventional or radical means to transform or modify cells for the purp…

A medical discipline using genomic information about an individual as part of their clinical care (e.g. for diagnostic or therapeutic decision-making…

Conducting anesthesia procedures in AGED adults, typically those aged 65 years and older.

Surgical excision of the gingiva at the level of its attachment, thus creating new marginal gingiva. This procedure is used to eliminate gingival or …

Surgical reshaping of the gingivae and papillae for correction of deformities (particularly enlargements) and to provide the gingivae with a normal a…

Partial or total surgical excision of the tongue. (Dorland, 28th ed)

Gloves, usually rubber, worn by surgeons, examining physicians, dentists, and other health personnel for the mutual protection of personnel and patie…

Strategies used for regulating BLOOD GLUCOSE levels. Such strategies include administration of INSULIN; DIETARY MODIFICATION; and EXERCISE.

The induction of prolonged survival and growth of allografts of either tumors or normal tissues which would ordinarily be rejected. It may be induced…