Intensive Care Units

"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.

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Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients.

Descriptor ID	D007362
MeSH Number(s)	N02.278.388.493
Concept/Terms	Intensive Care Units Intensive Care Units Care Unit, Intensive Care Units, Intensive Intensive Care Unit Unit, Intensive Care Units, Intensive Care

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Intensive Care Units".

Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Facilities [N02.278]
Hospital Units [N02.278.388]
Intensive Care Units [N02.278.388.493]

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Bar chart showing 323 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 23 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	2	2
1997	2	3	5
1999	0	1	1
2000	2	1	3
2001	1	2	3
2002	0	5	5
2003	4	1	5
2004	0	2	2
2005	2	0	2
2006	3	1	4
2007	3	2	5
2008	2	4	6
2009	0	4	4
2010	2	9	11
2011	8	6	14
2012	10	6	16
2013	13	7	20
2014	14	7	21
2015	10	7	17
2016	6	15	21
2017	9	14	23
2018	10	1	11
2019	4	11	15
2020	2	17	19
2021	5	15	20
2022	2	19	21
2023	2	12	14
2024	4	9	13
2025	3	11	14
2026	1	5	6

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Kim HJ, Sim JA, Lee SY, Yoo SH. Association between palliative care consultation and care transition outcomes among hospitalized advanced cancer patients. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2026 May 09; 10(3).

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Phu K, Li C, Pauplis C, Moaddab M. Antimicrobial toxic epidermal necrolysis in an ICU patient with multisystem organ failure and sepsis. BMJ Case Rep. 2026 Apr 20; 19(4).

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Nates JL, Jayaprakash N, Carayannopoulos KL, Honarmand K, Anesi GL, Bartlett Davis L, Brunson ME, Chen LL, Christian MD, Fuentes M, Gallagher JJ, Harrod CG, Gutmann Koch V, Miles WS, Mitarai T, Narva AM, Sprung CL, Stempek S, Zimmerman JL, Boling B, Sicoutris C. Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines for the Allocation of Critical Care Resources to Adults During Crisis-Level Shortages. Crit Care Med. 2026 Mar 01; 54(3):619-629.

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Olszewski AE, Butler RA, Ashana DC, Carson S, Cox CE, Hough CL, Hwang DY, Maloney D, Mayr F, Menon V, Steingrub JS, Sullivan DR, Vincent G, Wendlandt B, White D. Protocol for a randomized trial of a scalable, interactive tool to support surrogate decision-makers of critically ill patients. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 May; 164:108262.

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Feeney ME, Canova AE, Law AC, Walkey AJ, Bosch NA. Guideline-Concordant Sedative and Analgesia Use in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Sustained Neuromuscular Blockade. Crit Care Explor. 2026 Feb; 8(2):e1370.

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Feeney ME, Canova AE, Law AC, Walkey AJ, Bosch NA. Guideline-Concordant Sedative and Analgesia Use in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Sustained Neuromuscular Blockade. Crit Care Explor. 2026 Feb 01; 8(2):e1370.

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Grassi A, Bianchi I, Teggia Droghi M, Miori S, Bruno I, Balzani E, Morris IS, Schaedler D, Becher T, Valdivia Marchal M, Serrano JM, Caritg O, Roca O, Costa E, Amato M, Barriga F, Roldan R, Boffi A, Piquilloud L, Mitchon GJ, Musch G, Piva S, Bertoni M, Castagna L, Grasselli G, Riccardo M, Spadaro S, Nita C, McNicholas B, Sklar MC, Magliocca A, Rezoagli E, Foti G, Laffey J, Brochard LJ, Goligher EC, Bellani G. Increased Driving Pressure During Assisted Ventilation for Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Is Associated with Lower ICU Survival: The ICEBERG Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 11; 211(11):2169-2179.

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Hill AD, Teja B, Burry L, Pinto R, Bosch NA, Walkey A, Stelfox HT, Chapman M, Scales DC, Wunsch H. Variation in Maximal Doses of Vasopressors Used for Treatment of Shock in Intensive Care Units in Alberta Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Anesth Analg. 2026 06 01; 142(6):1088-1097.

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Sherman MH, Kan VL, Gibbons P, Garrell J, Reznek MA. Analysis of Emergency Department-based Intensive Care Units on Coding and Revenue. West J Emerg Med. 2025 Sep 27; 26(5):1192-1201.

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Heybati K, Xie G, Deng J, Walkey AJ, Gajic O, Yadav H. Hemodynamic Effects of Guideline-Based Sedation in Mechanically Ventilated Adults: A Multicenter Observational Analysis. Crit Care Explor. 2025 Sep 01; 7(9):e1313.

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