"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 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2015 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2016 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 2018 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2019 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2020 | 18 | 22 | 40 |
| 2021 | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| 2022 | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| 2023 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2025 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Critical Illness" by people in Profiles.
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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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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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A rapid evaluation of quality of sedation and ventilation care processes for critically ill patients in Vietnam. PLoS One. 2026; 21(4):e0339157.
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Key Performance Indicators for Acute Intermittent Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review. Blood Purif. 2026; 55(8):512-533.
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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 01 16; 81(Suppl 3):i1-i5.
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Impact of soybean oil lipid emulsion on clinical outcomes in critically ill pediatric patients. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2026 Apr; 72:102907.
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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 01 01; 54(1):163-174.