"Intensive Care Units" 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.
Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients.
| Descriptor ID |
D007362
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.388.493
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| Concept/Terms |
Intensive Care Units- Intensive Care Units
- Care Unit, Intensive
- Care Units, Intensive
- Intensive Care Unit
- Unit, Intensive Care
- Units, Intensive Care
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Intensive Care Units" by people in this website by year, and whether "Intensive Care Units" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Intensive Care Units" 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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Comparison of Healthcare Resource Utilization and Disease Outcomes in Adults Hospitalized with Human Metapneumovirus and Respiratory Syncytial Virus. J Infect Dis. 2026 Mar 17; 233(3):e651-e661.
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Association Between Emergency Department Undertriage or Overtriage With Timeliness of Care and Patient Outcomes. Ann Emerg Med. 2026 Jun; 87(6):723-734.
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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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Implementation and evaluation of the 3 Wishes Project in safety-net hospitals: Protocol for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation study. PLoS One. 2025; 20(5):e0320843.
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Lack of Evidence for Vaccine-Associated Enhanced Disease From COVID-19 Vaccines Among Adults in the Vaccine Safety Datalink. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2024 08; 33(8):e5863.
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Opioid Administration Practice Patterns in Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure Who Undergo Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Crit Care Explor. 2024 Jul 01; 6(7):e1123.
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Early Hypophosphatemia as a Prognostic Marker in Acute Pancreatitis. Pancreas. 2024 Aug 01; 53(7):e611-e616.
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Use of Sepsis Clinical Prediction Models to Improve Patient Care. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 06 01; 183(6):612-615.
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COVID-19 bacteremic co-infection is a major risk factor for mortality, ICU admission, and mechanical ventilation. Crit Care. 2023 Jan 23; 27(1):34.