"Critical Care" 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.
Health care provided to a critically ill patient during a medical emergency or crisis.
| Descriptor ID |
D003422
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.190 N02.421.585.190
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Critical Care".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Critical Care".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Critical Care" by people in this website by year, and whether "Critical Care" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Critical Care" by people in Profiles.
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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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Acute Care Advanced Practice Providers' Use of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2023 Dec 15; 34(4):343-349.
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Critical Care Management of Patients After Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and Neurocritical Care Society. Circulation. 2024 Jan 09; 149(2):e168-e200.
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Ten Years Later, Alarm Fatigue Is Still a Safety Concern. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2023 Sep 15; 34(3):189-197.
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Impact of measurement and feedback on chlorhexidine gluconate bathing among intensive care unit patients: A multicenter study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 09; 44(9):1375-1380.
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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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Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: What Nurses Should Know. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2023 Sep; 35(3):303-314.
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State-of-the-Art Evaluation of Acute Adult Disorders of Consciousness for the General Intensivist. Crit Care Med. 2023 Jul 01; 51(7):948-963.
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Developing and Evaluating a Novel Educational Intensive Care Unit Wall Map. Crit Care Nurse. 2023 04 01; 43(2):80-82.