"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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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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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Patient and operative factors associated with unanticipated intensive care admission and outcomes following posterior fossa decompressions in children: A retrospective study. Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 08; 32(8):937-945.
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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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Clinical update on COVID-19 for the emergency and critical care clinician: Medical management. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Jun; 56:158-170.
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Delirium in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Units. Semin Neurol. 2021 08; 41(4):453-462.
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Psychological Symptoms Among Surrogates of Critically Ill Patients During and Before the COVID-19 Pandemic. Chest. 2021 06; 159(6):2318-2320.
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Evaluating the Clinical Impact of Rapid Response Electroencephalography: The DECIDE Multicenter Prospective Observational Clinical Study. Crit Care Med. 2020 09; 48(9):1249-1257.
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The Curing Coma Campaign: Framing Initial Scientific Challenges-Proceedings of the First Curing Coma Campaign Scientific Advisory Council Meeting. Neurocrit Care. 2020 08; 33(1):1-12.