"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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| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2012 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2013 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2014 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| 2015 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2016 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2019 | 18 | 9 | 27 |
| 2020 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 2022 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 2023 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2024 | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| 2025 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| 2026 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Palliative Care" by people in Profiles.
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End-of-Life Care in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. Cardiol Clin. 2026 Aug; 44(3):519-533.
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Death and Cardiac Disease in Pediatric Hospitals and the Role of Subspecialty Palliative Care. Pediatrics. 2026 Aug 01; 158(2).
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Palliative Care Intervention for Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 Jun 01; 186(6):677-686.
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Embedding Palliative Care Clinicians in ALS Teams Improves ALS Clinicians' Confidence in Their Patient Management and Satisfaction With Palliative Care. Muscle Nerve. 2026 Aug; 74(2):427-432.
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Pediatric home-based hospice and palliative care: a scoping review. BMC Palliat Care. 2026 May 16; 25(1).
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Ethical Challenges of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society Consensus on Key Issues and Practical Recommendations. ASAIO J. 2026 Jul 01; 72(7):544-552.
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Increasing Access to Pediatric Palliative Care in a Large Hospital System: Trials and Triumphs From an APRN Initiative. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2026 Apr 01; 28(2):57-61.
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Comparison of antimigration versus conventional fully covered self-expandable metal stents for malignant distal biliary obstruction: a single-center long-term study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2026 08; 104(2):306-311.
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Integrating Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes and Palliative Care in Pediatric Advanced Cancer: The PediQUEST Response Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2026 Mar 10; 44(8):685-697.
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Exploring perceptual disparities: A study on the level of understanding of colorectal cancer care among patients and healthcare professionals. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2026 Jan 08; 41(1):22.