"Withholding Treatment" 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.
Withholding or withdrawal of a particular treatment or treatments, often (but not necessarily) life-prolonging treatment, from a patient or from a research subject as part of a research protocol. The concept is differentiated from REFUSAL TO TREAT, where the emphasis is on the health professional's or health facility's refusal to treat a patient or group of patients when the patient or the patient's representative requests treatment. Withholding of life-prolonging treatment is usually indexed only with EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE, unless the distinction between withholding and withdrawing treatment, or the issue of withholding palliative rather than curative treatment, is discussed.
| Descriptor ID |
D028761
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.952 N02.421.585.952
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| Concept/Terms |
Withholding Treatment- Withholding Treatment
- Treatment, Withholding
- Treatments, Withholding
- Withholding Treatments
- Cessation of Treatment
- Treatment Cessation
- Treatment Cessations
Withdrawing Treatment- Withdrawing Treatment
- Treatment, Withdrawing
- Treatments, Withdrawing
- Withdrawing Treatments
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Withholding Treatment" by people in Profiles.
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Palliative Ventilator Withdrawal Practices in an Inpatient Hospice Unit. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2023 Jul; 40(7):720-726.
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Non-invasive plasma glycomic and metabolic biomarkers of post-treatment control of HIV. Nat Commun. 2021 06 29; 12(1):3922.
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Ruxolitinib discontinuation in polycythemia vera: Patient characteristics, outcomes, and salvage strategies from a large multi-institutional database. Leuk Res. 2021 10; 109:106629.
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Phospholipid Metabolism Is Associated with Time to HIV Rebound upon Treatment Interruption. mBio. 2021 02 23; 12(1).
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Phase II randomised discontinuation trial of brivanib in patients with advanced solid tumours. Eur J Cancer. 2019 10; 120:132-139.
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The Timing of Family Meetings in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2019 Dec; 36(12):1049-1056.
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Mycophenolate Mofetil and Mood Changes in Children with Skin Disorders. Pediatr Dermatol. 2016 May; 33(3):e216-7.
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Resuming anticoagulation after hemorrhage: A practical approach. Cleve Clin J Med. 2015 Apr; 82(4):245-56.
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Your own sweet time: discontinuing ventilator support at home. J Palliat Med. 2015 Apr; 18(4):388-9.
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Resuming anticoagulation in the first week following gastrointestinal tract hemorrhage: should we adopt a 4-day rule? Arch Intern Med. 2012 Oct 22; 172(19):1492-3.