"Death" 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.
Irreversible cessation of all bodily functions, manifested by absence of spontaneous breathing and total loss of cardiovascular and cerebral functions.
| Descriptor ID |
D003643
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.260
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Death" by people in Profiles.
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Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death in Pediatric Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation at the Time of Death. Pediatr Transplant. 2025 Feb; 29(1):e70013.
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Patient considerations of social media account management after death. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Oct 01; 32(10):696.
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NADPH oxidase overexpression and mitochondrial OxPhos impairment are more profound in human hearts donated after circulatory death than brain death. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2024 03 01; 326(3):H548-H562.
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Deactivation of Left Ventricular Assist Devices at the End of Life: Narrative Review and Ethical Framework. JACC Heart Fail. 2023 11; 11(11):1481-1490.
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A good death. Acad Emerg Med. 2024 01; 31(1):105-106.
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Best Practices in End of Life and Palliative Care in the Emergency Department. Clin Geriatr Med. 2023 11; 39(4):575-597.
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End-of-Life Issues in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices. Tex Heart Inst J. 2023 07 01; 50(4).
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A brain-based definition of death and criteria for its determination after arrest of circulation or neurologic function in Canada: a 2023 clinical practice guideline. Can J Anaesth. 2023 04; 70(4):483-557.
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Against abandoning the dead donor rule: reply to Smith. J Med Ethics. 2023 10; 49(10):715-716.
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Controlled DCD lung transplantation: Circumventing imagined and real barriers-time for an international taskforce? J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 09; 41(9):1198-1203.