"Critical Care" 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.
Health care provided to a critically ill patient during a medical emergency or crisis.
| Descriptor ID |
D003422
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.190 N02.421.585.190
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Critical Care".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Critical Care" by people in this website by year, and whether "Critical Care" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2000 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2008 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| 2009 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2013 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2014 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 2015 | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| 2016 | 26 | 9 | 35 |
| 2017 | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| 2018 | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| 2019 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| 2020 | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| 2021 | 13 | 20 | 33 |
| 2022 | 4 | 29 | 33 |
| 2023 | 4 | 21 | 25 |
| 2024 | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Critical Care" by people in Profiles.
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Use of centrally and femorally inserted central venous catheters in neonates: a nationwide survey of practices in French neonatal intensive care units. Eur J Pediatr. 2025 Aug 26; 184(9):575.
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Delirium screening in the neurointensive care unit: Comparison of the confusion assessment method for the intensive care unit and intensive care delirium screening checklist. J Neurol Sci. 2025 Sep 15; 476:123619.
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ICU imperatives in open abdomen management after trauma or emergency surgery. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2025 Jun 01; 31(3):262-269.
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Optical approaches for neurocritical care: Toward non-invasive recording of cerebral physiology in acute brain injury. Neurotherapeutics. 2025 Jan; 22(1):e00520.
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A National Assessment of Pediatric Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Structure: Defining the Training Experience. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jun; 60(6):162119.
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Palliative Care and Intensivists' Different Perspectives on Specialist Palliative Care Engagement in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Care. J Palliat Med. 2025 Feb; 28(2):251-256.
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Contemporary Training in American Critical Care Cardiology: Minnesota?Critical?Care Cardiology Education?Summit: JACC Scientific Expert Panel. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 10 08; 84(15):1436-1454.
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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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Exploring the Historical Context of American Indian/Alaska Native Intensive Care Inequities: A Narrative Review. J Pediatr Health Care. 2024 Nov-Dec; 38(6):866-872.
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Talking About Suffering in the Intensive Care Unit. AJOB Empir Bioeth. 2025 Jan-Mar; 16(1):52-59.