Biomaterial Database

A preoperative teaching program for the thoracotomy patient. 1978

B Cimprich, and D Gaydos, and R Langan

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009519	New York City	City located at the mouth of the Hudson River, in New York State.
D010353	Patient Education as Topic	The teaching or training of patients concerning their own health needs.	Education of Patients,Education, Patient,Patient Education
D010358	Patient Participation	Patient involvement in the decision-making process in matters pertaining to health.	Patient Activation,Patient Empowerment,Patient Engagement,Patient Involvement,Patient Participation Rates,Activation, Patient,Empowerment, Patient,Engagement, Patient,Involvement, Patient,Participation Rate, Patient,Participation Rates, Patient,Participation, Patient,Patient Participation Rate
D011300	Preoperative Care	Care given during the period prior to undergoing surgery when psychological and physical preparations are made according to the special needs of the individual patient. This period spans the time between admission to the hospital to the time the surgery begins. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)	Care, Preoperative,Preoperative Procedure,Preoperative Procedures,Procedure, Preoperative,Procedures, Preoperative
D001945	Breathing Exercises	Therapeutic exercises aimed to deepen inspiration or expiration or even to alter the rate and rhythm of respiration.	Respiratory Muscle Training,Exercise, Breathing,Muscle Training, Respiratory,Training, Respiratory Muscle
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013903	Thoracic Surgery	A surgical specialty concerned with diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart, lungs, and esophagus. Two major types of thoracic surgery are classified as pulmonary and cardiovascular.	Cardiac Surgery,Heart Surgery,Surgery, Cardiac,Surgery, Heart,Surgery, Thoracic
D013909	Thorax	The upper part of the trunk between the NECK and the ABDOMEN. It contains the chief organs of the circulatory and respiratory systems. (From Stedman, 25th ed)	Chest,Thoraces,Chests,Thorace