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Descriptor English:   Unnecessary Procedures 
Descriptor Spanish:   Procedimientos Innecesarios 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Procedimentos Desnecessários 
Synonyms English:   Procedure, Unnecessary
Procedures, Unnecessary
Surgery, Unnecessary
Unnecessary Procedure
Unnecessary Surgery  
Tree Number:   N02.421.380.450.500
N05.300.150.395.450.500
Definition English:   Diagnostic, therapeutic, and investigative procedures prescribed and performed by health professionals, the results of which do not justify the benefits or hazards and costs to the patient. 
History Note English:   97 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
EC economics ES ethics
HI history IS instrumentation
MT methods MO mortality
NU nursing PX psychology
ST standards SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends VE veterinary
Record Number:   33125 
Unique Identifier:   D019564 

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