"Terminal 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.
Medical and nursing care of patients in the terminal stage of an illness.
| Descriptor ID |
D013727
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.905 N02.421.585.905
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| Concept/Terms |
Terminal Care- Terminal Care
- Care, Terminal
- End of Life Care
- Care End, Life
- Care Ends, Life
- Life Care End
- Life Care Ends
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Terminal Care" by people in this website by year, and whether "Terminal 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 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Terminal 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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Whether to Offer Interventions at the End of Life: What Physicians Consider and How Clinical Ethicists Can Help. AJOB Empir Bioeth. 2025 Apr-Jun; 16(2):103-111.
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The Ethical Standard for End-of-Life Decisions for Unrepresented Patients. Am J Bioeth. 2025 09; 25(9):74-85.
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Applying a Health Equity Lens to Better Understand End-of-Life Prognostication. AMA J Ethics. 2024 10 01; 26(10):E778-783.
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Talking About Suffering in the Intensive Care Unit. AJOB Empir Bioeth. 2025 Jan-Mar; 16(1):52-59.
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Common mistakes and evidence-based approaches in goals-of-care conversations for seriously ill older adults in cardiac care unit. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 2024 Aug 28; 13(8):629-633.
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Economic Value of Unpaid Family Caregiver Time Following Hospital Discharge and at End of Life. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 12; 68(6):632-640.e2.
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Exploring Pediatric Code Status, Advance Care Planning, and Mode of Death Disparities at End of Life. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 10; 68(4):410-420.
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"Just let me go"; When suicidal ideation and goals of care collide in adolescent cancer at the end of life. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Jun; 71(6):e30893.