"Intensive Care Units" 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.
Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients.
| Descriptor ID |
D007362
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.388.493
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| Concept/Terms |
Intensive Care Units- Intensive Care Units
- Care Unit, Intensive
- Care Units, Intensive
- Intensive Care Unit
- Unit, Intensive Care
- Units, Intensive Care
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Intensive Care Units" by people in Profiles.
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Comparison of Daily Versus Admission and Discharge Surveillance Cultures for Multidrug-Resistant Organism Detection in an Intensive Care Unit. J Infect Dis. 2024 Oct 16; 230(4):807-815.
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Improving Outcomes for ICU Family Members: The Role of Spiritual Care. J Palliat Med. 2025 Apr; 28(4):538-548.
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Healthy Sleep for Family Members of Intensive Care Unit Patients. Crit Care Nurse. 2024 Apr 01; 44(2):10-11.
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Longitudinal genomic surveillance of carriage and transmission of Clostridioides difficile in an intensive care unit. Nat Med. 2023 10; 29(10):2526-2534.
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Written Communication, Visitation Policies, and Awareness of Medical Issues Among Intensive Care Unit Families. Am J Crit Care. 2023 07 01; 32(4):302-306.
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Symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, and Stress among Families of Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19: A Longitudinal Clinical Trial. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2023 05; 20(5):705-712.
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Daily Written Care Summaries for Families of Critically Ill Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Crit Care Med. 2022 09 01; 50(9):1296-1305.
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Challenges faced by families of critically ill patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Patient Educ Couns. 2022 02; 105(2):297-303.
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Dexmedetomidine in critically ill adults requiring noninvasive ventilation. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Mar; 29(3):384-386.
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Clinical Course and Factors Associated With Hospitalization and Critical Illness Among COVID-19 Patients in Chicago, Illinois. Acad Emerg Med. 2020 10; 27(10):963-973.