"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 | 1 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2012 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2014 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 2015 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2016 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 2018 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| 2019 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2020 | 19 | 22 | 41 |
| 2021 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| 2022 | 10 | 24 | 34 |
| 2023 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| 2025 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Critical Illness" by people in Profiles.
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2025 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America on the Treatment and Management of COVID-19: Pemivibart for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, Vilobelimab for Critical Illness, and Abatacept or Infliximab for Severe or Critical Illness. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 16; 81(Supplement_3):i1-i5.
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Assessing Clinical Improvement of Infants Hospitalized for Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Related Critical Illness. J Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 20; 232(6):1283-1291.
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Tandem Extracorporeal Blood Purification/Support Therapies in Critically Ill Children: A Literature Review. Crit Care Med. 2026 Jan 01; 54(1):163-174.
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Regional Citrate Anticoagulation and Infectious Complications in Critically Ill Children and Young Adults Receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy. Nephron. 2026; 150(1):12-24.
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Delirium and Self-Reported Driving Behaviors and Outcomes After Critical Illness. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Sep 02; 8(9):e2531224.
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Insights from clinicians on reconnecting with survivors of critical illness: An international qualitative investigation. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2025 Dec; 91:104212.
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Determination of Cerebral Autoregulation at the Bedside: A Narrative Review. Crit Care Med. 2025 Oct 01; 53(10):e2062-e2075.
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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 Sep; 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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The use of near-infrared spectroscopy to measure kidney oxygenation in the neonatal intensive care unit. Pediatr Nephrol. 2025 Dec; 40(12):3623-3635.