"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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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Critical Illness" by people in Profiles.
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"I hope the staff read my mother's story and appreciate the life she lived" what families want ICU healthcare professionals to know about their loved one's. J Crit Care. 2026 Aug; 94:155578.
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"He is so much more than just his illness" using the Patient Dignity Question (PDQ) to elicit personhood and enhance dignity in the intensive care unit (ICU): A feasibility study examining family and healthcare professional feedback. J Crit Care. 2026 Apr; 92:155360.
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Estimates of Bivalent mRNA Vaccine Durability in Preventing COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization and Critical Illness Among Adults with and Without Immunocompromising Conditions - VISION Network, September 2022-April 2023. Am J Transplant. 2023 07; 23(7):1062-1076.
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Estimates of Bivalent mRNA Vaccine Durability in Preventing COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization and Critical Illness Among Adults with and Without Immunocompromising Conditions - VISION Network, September 2022-April 2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023 May 26; 72(21):579-588.
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Psychological Morbidity After COVID-19 Critical Illness. Chest. 2023 01; 163(1):139-147.
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Epidemiology of Acute Heart Failure in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: An Analysis From the Critical Care Cardiology Trials Network. J Card Fail. 2022 04; 28(4):675-681.
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Algorithmic prognostication in critical care: a promising but unproven technology for supporting difficult decisions. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2021 10 01; 27(5):500-505.
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Caring for Noncritically Ill Coronavirus Patients. J Hosp Med. 2021 Jan; 16(1):61.
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Caring for Critically Ill Adults With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in a PICU: Recommendations by Dual Trained Intensivists. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 07; 21(7):607-619.
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High-flow nasal cannula may be no safer than non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for COVID-19 patients. Crit Care. 2020 04 23; 24(1):169.