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 317 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 25 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	0	1
1996	0	2	2
1997	2	3	5
1999	0	1	1
2000	2	2	4
2001	1	2	3
2002	0	6	6
2003	4	1	5
2004	0	4	4
2005	3	1	4
2006	3	1	4
2007	4	2	6
2008	1	4	5
2009	1	5	6
2010	3	10	13
2011	10	6	16
2012	10	6	16
2013	12	6	18
2014	14	8	22
2015	12	7	19
2016	7	14	21
2017	10	15	25
2018	12	2	14
2019	4	10	14
2020	2	14	16
2021	4	14	18
2022	2	19	21
2023	1	11	12
2024	4	9	13
2025	0	3	3

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Hill CJ, Sykora CA, Schmugge S, Tate S, Cronin MFM, Sisto J, Mallinger LA, Reinert A, Stafford RA, Tao BS, Sakthiyendran NA, Nguyen K, Krishnaswamy A, Patil S, Al-Faraj A, Noviawaty I, Russo M, Pugsley B, Lee JW, Greer D, Shin M, Ong CJ. Eye movement detection using electrooculography and machine learning in cardiac arrest patients. Resuscitation. 2025 May; 210:110577.

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Kan V, Huang W, Steigauf-Regan G, Anderson J, Dang I, Darling C. Injuries and Outcomes of Ground-level Falls Among Older Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study. West J Emerg Med. 2025 Mar; 26(2):301-306.

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Blok AC, Valley TS, Gauntlett LE, Miller J, Lipman K, Krein SL. Understanding crisis needs among family caregivers of patients in critical care: A qualitative analysis. Aust Crit Care. 2025 May; 38(3):101168.

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Beasley SM, Zaihra Rizvi T, Grgurich PE. A Comparative Study of Fentanyl Versus Hydromorphone in Mechanically Ventilated Intensive Care Unit Patients. Ann Pharmacother. 2025 Jul; 59(7):593-603.

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Liu WL, Zhang L, Djamasbi S, Tulu B, Muehlschlegel S. Development of web- and mobile-based shared decision-making tools in the neurological intensive care unit. Neurotherapeutics. 2025 Jan; 22(1):e00503.

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Wunsch H, Bosch NA, Law AC, Vail EA, Hua M, Shen BH, Lindenauer PK, Juurlink DN, Walkey AJ, Gershengorn HB. Evaluation of Etomidate Use and Association with Mortality Compared with Ketamine among Critically Ill Patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Nov 15; 210(10):1243-1251.

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Long MT, Krause BM, de Jong A, Dollerschell JT, Brewer JM, Casey JD, Gaillard JP, Gandotra S, Ghamande SA, Gibbs KW, Ginde AA, Hughes CG, Janz DR, Khan A, Latimer A, Mitchell S, Page DB, Russell DW, Self WH, Semler MW, Stempek S, Trent S, Vonderhaar DJ, West JR, Halliday SJ. Diabetes Mellitus Is Not a Risk Factor for Difficult Intubation Among Critically Ill Adults: A Secondary Analysis of Multicenter Trials. Crit Care Med. 2025 Jan 01; 53(1):e65-e73.

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DeMasi SC, Self WH, Aggarawal NR, April MD, Andrea L, Barnes CR, Brainard J, Blinder V, Dagan A, Driver B, Doerschug KC, Douglas I, Exline M, Fein DG, Gaillard JP, Gandotra S, Gibbs KW, Ginde AA, Halliday SJ, Han JH, Herbert T, High K, Hughes CG, Khan A, Latimer AJ, Maiga AW, Mitchell SH, Muhs AL, Mohamed A, Moskowitz A, Page DB, Palakshappa JA, Prekker ME, Qian ET, Resnick-Ault D, Rice TW, Russel DW, Schauer SG, Seitz KP, Shapiro NI, Smith LM, Sottile P, Stempek S, Trent SA, Vonderhaar DJ, Walker JE, Wang L, Whitson MR, Casey JD, Semler MW. Association Between Neuromuscular Blocking Agents and Outcomes of Emergency Tracheal Intubation: A Secondary Analysis of Randomized Trials. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 Jan; 85(1):6-13.

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Jain S, Long JB, Rao V, Law AC, Walkey AJ, Prsic E, Lindenauer PK, Krumholz HM, Gross CP. Trends in use of intensive care during hospitalizations at the end-of-life among older adults with advanced cancer. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Dec; 72(12):3840-3848.

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Myers LC, Bosch NA, Soltesz L, Daly KA, Campbell CI, Schwager E, Salvati E, Stevens JP, Wunsch H, Rucci JM, Jafarzadeh SR, Liu VX, Walkey AJ. 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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