"Critical Illness" 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.
A disease or state in which death is possible or imminent.
| Descriptor ID |
D016638
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.291.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Critical Illness- Critical Illness
- Critical Illnesses
- Illness, Critical
- Illnesses, Critical
- Critically Ill
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2008 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2012 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2013 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2014 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2015 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2016 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2017 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 2018 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2019 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2020 | 18 | 21 | 39 |
| 2021 | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| 2022 | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| 2023 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2025 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2026 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Critical Illness" by people in Profiles.
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Fluid balance and acute lung injury in children and young adults receiving continuous renal replacement therapy: a report from the Worldwide Exploration of Renal Replacement Outcomes Collaborative in Kidney Disease (WE-ROCK). Eur J Pediatr. 2026 Aug 04; 185(8).
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Key performance indicators for acute kidney replacement therapy in critically ill children: a systematic review. Pediatr Nephrol. 2026 Nov; 41(11):3867-3883.
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Tandem Extracorporeal Blood Purification/Support Therapies in Critically Ill Children: A Literature Review. Crit Care Med. 2026 01 01; 54(1):163-174.
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Delirium and Self-Reported Driving Behaviors and Outcomes After Critical Illness. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 09 02; 8(9):e2531224.
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What measures have been used to explore the outcomes of family members of critically ill patients: a scoping review. Intensive Care Med. 2025 09; 51(9):1641-1650.
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Advanced hemodynamic monitoring: feasibility of leveraging non-invasive electrocardiometry in critically ill pediatric patients requiring continuous kidney replacement therapy. Pediatr Nephrol. 2025 Oct; 40(10):3263-3271.
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Expanded discussion of kidney health monitoring for critically ill term and late preterm infants after acute kidney injury: a report from the Neonatal Kidney Health Consensus Workshop. Pediatr Nephrol. 2025 Sep; 40(9):2993-3004.
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Net Fluid Balance Impacts Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Liberation. Crit Care Med. 2025 May 01; 53(5):e1033-e1044.
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Evaluation of Vancomycin Dose Needed to Achieve 24-Hour Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve to Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Ratio Greater Than or Equal to 400 Using Pharmacometric Approaches in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients. Crit Care Explor. 2024 10 01; 6(10):e1159.
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Kidney Health Monitoring in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Graduates: A Modified Delphi Consensus Statement. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 09 03; 7(9):e2435043.