"Withholding Treatment" 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.
Withholding or withdrawal of a particular treatment or treatments, often (but not necessarily) life-prolonging treatment, from a patient or from a research subject as part of a research protocol. The concept is differentiated from REFUSAL TO TREAT, where the emphasis is on the health professional's or health facility's refusal to treat a patient or group of patients when the patient or the patient's representative requests treatment. Withholding of life-prolonging treatment is usually indexed only with EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE, unless the distinction between withholding and withdrawing treatment, or the issue of withholding palliative rather than curative treatment, is discussed.
Descriptor ID |
D028761
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MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.952 N02.421.585.952
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Concept/Terms |
Withholding Treatment- Withholding Treatment
- Treatment, Withholding
- Treatments, Withholding
- Withholding Treatments
- Cessation of Treatment
- Treatment Cessation
- Treatment Cessations
Withdrawing Treatment- Withdrawing Treatment
- Treatment, Withdrawing
- Treatments, Withdrawing
- Withdrawing Treatments
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2009 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2011 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2014 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2016 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
2017 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2019 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
2020 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Withholding Treatment" by people in Profiles.
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Recurrent lymphoid and myeloid relapses due to treatment cessations reveal natural history of Ph-positive?B-ALL and pose a diagnostic challenge. Am J Hematol. 2024 Apr; 99(4):721-726.
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Aspirin Discontinuation in Pregnancies at High Risk of Preterm Preeclampsia-Reply. JAMA. 2023 06 13; 329(22):1988-1989.
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Aspirin Discontinuation at 24 to 28 Weeks' Gestation in Pregnancies at High Risk of Preterm Preeclampsia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2023 02 21; 329(7):542-550.
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Functional Outcomes Over the First Year After Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the Prospective, Longitudinal TRACK-TBI Study. JAMA Neurol. 2021 08 01; 78(8):982-992.
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Outcomes of relapsed mantle cell lymphoma patients after discontinuing acalabrutinib. Am J Hematol. 2021 05 01; 96(5):E137-E140.
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Resumption of Cardiac Activity after Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Measures. N Engl J Med. 2021 01 28; 384(4):345-352.
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Withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment in extremely low gestational age neonates. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2021 May; 106(3):238-243.
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Withdrawal of Life-supporting Treatment in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. JAMA Surg. 2020 08 01; 155(8):723-731.
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Antimuscarinic Discontinuation in Patients with Overactive Bladder in Nursing Homes: A Retrospective Study of Medicare Beneficiaries. Adv Ther. 2020 08; 37(8):3584-3605.
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Sustained molecular response following a failed attempt of tyrosine kinase inhibitor discontinuation & the effects on growth in a child with chronic myeloid leukemia: not always a short story. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2020 Aug; 37(5):375-379.