"Palliative 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.
Care alleviating symptoms without curing the underlying disease. (Stedman, 25th ed)
Descriptor ID |
D010166
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MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.666 N02.421.585.666
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Concept/Terms |
Palliative Care- Palliative Care
- Care, Palliative
- Therapy, Palliative
- Palliative Therapy
- Palliative Treatment
- Palliative Treatments
- Treatment, Palliative
- Treatments, Palliative
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Palliative Care".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Palliative Care" by people in this website by year, and whether "Palliative Care" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1994 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
1995 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
1996 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
1997 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
1998 | 16 | 6 | 22 |
1999 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
2000 | 21 | 10 | 31 |
2001 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
2002 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
2003 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
2004 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
2005 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
2006 | 17 | 15 | 32 |
2007 | 20 | 15 | 35 |
2008 | 20 | 13 | 33 |
2009 | 16 | 11 | 27 |
2010 | 23 | 20 | 43 |
2011 | 28 | 16 | 44 |
2012 | 49 | 12 | 61 |
2013 | 43 | 15 | 58 |
2014 | 48 | 16 | 64 |
2015 | 43 | 15 | 58 |
2016 | 23 | 14 | 37 |
2017 | 30 | 14 | 44 |
2018 | 37 | 14 | 51 |
2019 | 35 | 18 | 53 |
2020 | 33 | 35 | 68 |
2021 | 30 | 31 | 61 |
2022 | 14 | 39 | 53 |
2023 | 10 | 29 | 39 |
2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Palliative Care" by people in Profiles.
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When and how to discuss about palliative care and advance care planning with cancer patients: A mixed-methods study. Palliat Support Care. 2024 Apr; 22(2):387-395.
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Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) expert opinion/guidance on the use of clinically assisted hydration in patients with advanced cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Mar 13; 32(4):228.
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Characterization of patients with brain metastases referred to palliative care. BMC Palliat Care. 2024 Jan 11; 23(1):13.
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Addressing Challenges With Sedation in End-of-Life Care. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 Apr; 67(4):346-349.
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Experiences of patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis-related complex care needs and their caregivers. Gynecol Oncol. 2024 Feb; 181:68-75.
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How different are accuracies of clinicians' prediction of survival by assessment methods? Ann Palliat Med. 2024 Jan; 13(1):49-56.
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Fully-automated, CT-only GTV contouring for palliative head and neck radiotherapy. Sci Rep. 2023 12 09; 13(1):21797.
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Trends in Ductus Arteriosus Stent Versus Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Shunt Use and Comparison of Cost, Length of Stay, and Short-Term Outcomes in Neonates With Ductal-Dependent Pulmonary Blood Flow: An Observational Study Using the Pediatric Health Information Systems Database. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Dec 05; 12(23):e030575.
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The differences in code status conversation approaches reported by emergency medicine and palliative care clinicians: A mixed-method study. Acad Emerg Med. 2024 Jan; 31(1):18-27.
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Routine Monitoring of QTc Interval as a Barrier for Efficient Use of Methadone in Palliative Care. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 Feb; 67(2):e147-e150.