Health Care

Watchful Waiting

Clinical management approach wherein immediate therapy is not provided but there is a period of observation during which periodic tests monitor patient and the progression of the illness. (Driffield T, Smith PC Med Decis Making. 2007 Mar-Apr;27(2):178-88)

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Abstract

Clinical management approach wherein immediate therapy is not provided but there is a period of observation during which periodic tests monitor patient and the progression of the illness. (Driffield T, Smith PC Med Decis Making. 2007 Mar-Apr;27(2):178-88)

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5 entry terms
  • Active Surveillance
  • Expectant Management
  • Management, Expectant
  • Surveillance, Active
  • Waiting, Watchful

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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active surveillance in the context of clinical management of patients goes here

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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Follow-Up Studies (1975-2010)

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  1. N04w.761w.559w.590.900w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Watchful Waiting. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057832. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057832
  2. Watchful Waiting. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchful_waiting
  3. Watchful Waiting. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2161551