Gangrene

"Gangrene" 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.

MeSH information

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Death and putrefaction of tissue usually due to a loss of blood supply.

Descriptor ID

D005734

MeSH Number(s)

C23.550.717.427

Concept/Terms

Gangrene

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Gangrene".

Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Necrosis [C23.550.717]
Gangrene [C23.550.717.427]

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publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Gangrene" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Gangrene" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 37 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2004

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	0	1	1
1998	0	1	1
1999	0	2	2
2000	2	1	3
2002	1	0	1
2003	0	3	3
2004	1	3	4
2005	0	2	2
2006	0	1	1
2007	0	3	3
2009	0	2	2
2010	0	1	1
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	1	2
2016	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1
2019	2	1	3
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	1	2
2023	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Gangrene" by people in Profiles.

Lower-extremity pressure, staging, and grading thresholds to identify chronic limb-threatening ischemia. Vasc Med. 2023 02; 28(1):45-53.

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Association of Gangrenous, Suppurative, and Exudative Findings With Outcomes and Resource Utilization in Children With Nonperforated Appendicitis. JAMA Surg. 2022 08 01; 157(8):685-692.

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Rates of Conversion from Dry to Wet Gangrene Following Lower Extremity Revascularization. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Jul; 83:20-25.

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Multicenter Study of the Treatment of Appendicitis in America: Acute, Perforated, and Gangrenous (MUSTANG), an EAST Multicenter Study. Ann Surg. 2021 03 01; 273(3):548-556.

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Putting the Gas in Gastrocnemius: Knee Pain in a 61-Year-Old Agoraphobic Man. J Emerg Med. 2019 Oct; 57(4):e127-e129.

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Impact of transient hepatic attenuation differences on computed tomography scans in the diagnosis of acute gangrenous cholecystitis. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2019 Aug; 26(8):348-353.

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Acral vascular necrosis associated with immune-check point inhibitors: case report with literature review. BMC Cancer. 2019 May 14; 19(1):449.

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Determinants of Long-Term Outcomes and Costs in the Management of Critical Limb Ischemia: A Population-Based Cohort Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 08 21; 7(16):e009724.

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Hemodialysis patient with finger ulcerations. J Fam Pract. 2017 02; 66(2):107-110.

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Gangrenous appendicitis in a patient with severe congenital neutropenia. Pediatr Int. 2016 Oct; 58(10):1093-1094.

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