"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Critical Illness" by people in this website by year, and whether "Critical Illness" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1995 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2001 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2004 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2005 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2006 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
2007 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
2008 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2009 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
2010 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
2011 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
2012 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
2013 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
2014 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
2015 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
2016 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
2017 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
2018 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
2019 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
2020 | 20 | 21 | 41 |
2021 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
2022 | 9 | 23 | 32 |
2023 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
2024 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Critical Illness" by people in Profiles.
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Key performance indicators for acute intermittent kidney replacement therapy in critically ill patients: a protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2025 Apr 17; 15(4):e093334.
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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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Framework for Kidney Health Follow-Up Among Neonates With Critical Cardiac Disease: A Report From the Neonatal Kidney Health Consensus Workshop. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Mar 18; 14(6):e040630.
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Palliative Care Initiated in the Emergency Department: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025 Feb 18; 333(7):599-608.
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Machine Learning-Based Prediction Model for ICU Mortality After Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Initiation in Children. Crit Care Explor. 2024 Dec 01; 6(12):e1188.
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Diagnostic Uncertainty Among Critically Ill Children Admitted to the PICU: A Multicenter Study. Crit Care Med. 2025 Feb 01; 53(2):e294-e307.
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Diabetes Mellitus Is Not a Risk Factor for Difficult Intubation Among Critically Ill Adults: A Secondary Analysis of Multicenter Trials. Crit Care Med. 2025 Jan 01; 53(1):e65-e73.
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Pink, White, and Probability. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2024 Nov; 196(2-3):e32119.
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Multidisciplinary Team Approaches to Assessing and Addressing Post Intensive Care Syndrome. Crit Care Clin. 2025 Jan; 41(1):157-170.
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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 Oct 01; 6(10):e1159.