"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 | 19 | 31 |
| 2022 | 9 | 23 | 32 |
| 2023 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Critical Illness" by people in Profiles.
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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.
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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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Kidney Health Monitoring in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Graduates: A Modified Delphi Consensus Statement. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Sep 03; 7(9):e2435043.
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Executive Summary: The Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Anticoagulation CollaborativE (PEACE) Consensus Conference. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2024 Jul 01; 25(7):643-675.
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Priorities for Clinical Research in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Anticoagulation From the Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Anticoagulation CollaborativE Consensus Conference. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2024 Jul 01; 25(7 Suppl 1):e78-e89.