Table 2.
Most common MeSH terms tagged to ACS literature (n = 517 articles).
| Most common major & minor terms | Most common major terms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Term | Count | Rank | Term | Count |
| 1 | Humans | 530 | 1 | *General Surgery | 18 |
| 2 | Female | 288 | 2 | *Internship and Residency | 17 |
| 3 | Male | 249 | 3 | *Surgical Procedures, Operative | 17 |
| 4 | Adult | 188 | 4 | *Models, Organizational | 15 |
| 5 | Middle Aged | 187 | 5 | *Outcome Assessment, Health Care | 13 |
| 6 | Retrospective Studies | 177 | 6 | *Emergencies | 12 |
| 7 | Aged | 124 | 7 | *Appendectomy | 11 |
| 8 | United States | 87 | 8 | *Emergency Treatment | 10 |
| 9 | Treatment Outcome | 77 | 9 | *Attitude of Health Personnel | 9 |
| 10 | Acute Disease | 66 | 10 | *Fellowships and Scholarships | 9 |
| 11 | Aged, 80 and over | 62 | 11 | *Hospital Mortality | 9 |
| 12 | Young Adult | 62 | 12 | *Laparoscopy | 9 |
| 13 | Adolescent | 51 | 13 | *Quality Improvement | 9 |
| 14 | General Surgery/*education | 42 | 14 | *Curriculum | 8 |
| 15 | Length of Stay | 42 | 15 | *Pandemics | 8 |
| 16 | Time Factors | 42 | 16 | *Career Choice | 7 |
| 17 | Critical Care | 40 | 17 | *Emergency Service, Hospital | 7 |
| 18 | Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data | 38 | 18 | *Clinical Competence | 6 |
| 19 | Emergencies | 35 | 19 | *Emergency Medical Services | 6 |
| 20 | Hospital Mortality | 35 | 20 | *Trauma Centers | 6 |
| 21 | Wounds and Injuries/*surgery | 35 | 21 | *Traumatology | 6 |
| 22 | Surveys and Questionnaires | 32 | 22 | *Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic | 5 |
| 23 | Workforce | 31 | 23 | *Communication | 5 |
| 24 | Prospective Studies | 30 | 24 | *Coronavirus Infections | 5 |
| 25 | Risk Factors | 29 | 25 | *Cost of Illness | 5 |
| *Laparotomy | 5 | ||||
| *Models, Theoretical | 5 | ||||
| *Pneumonia, Viral | 5 | ||||