"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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| 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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Post Intensive Care Syndrome in Pediatrics-What the General Pediatrician Needs to Know About Life After Critical Illness. Pediatr Rev. 2026 Oct 01; 47(10):557-567.
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Safety of Bivalirudin Use in Critically Ill Children: A Single-Center Experience. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2026 Oct 01; 27(10):1207-1214.
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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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Adherence to Sedative Weaning Opportunities and Length of Stay for Critically Ill Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 08 03; 9(8):e2629399.
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Rocuronium dose and first-attempt intubation success in the critically ill: secondary analysis of two multicenter trials. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 Aug 01; 212(8):1740-1749.
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Plasma Biomarkers of Brain Injury in Critically Ill Children Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. JAMA Pediatr. 2026 Jun 01; 180(6):639-649.
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Neonatal continuous kidney replacement therapy. Pediatr Nephrol. 2026 Nov; 41(11):3785-3801.
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Current strategies and future directions to enhance recovery following critical illness. Thorax. 2026 05 14; 81(6):611-620.
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Metabolic complications of citrate anticoagulation in continuous renal replacement therapy (crrt): a delphi consensus on indications, monitoring and management. Crit Care. 2026 May 13; 30(1).
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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.