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 334 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 24 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	3	6
2008	2	4	6
2009	1	4	5
2010	2	9	11
2011	8	6	14
2012	10	7	17
2013	13	7	20
2014	14	7	21
2015	10	7	17
2016	6	14	20
2017	9	15	24
2018	10	1	11
2019	4	11	15
2020	2	18	20
2021	5	16	21
2022	2	19	21
2023	3	12	15
2024	4	9	13
2025	5	10	15
2026	3	7	10

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Piland R, Hill AD, Burry L, Juurlink DN, Bosch NA, Teja B, Stelfox HT, Iwashyna TJ, Walkey A, Wunsch H. Choice of initial opioid for continuous infusions in patients receiving mechanical ventilation: a retrospective cohort study. Can J Anaesth. 2026 Aug; 73(8):763-772.

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Shah VA, Ansari J, Quinlan M, Dushel KL, Zink E, Jenkins J, Anderson S, Farrokh S, Hering D, Trautman S, Bartock R, Lefebvre A, Cho SM, Muehlschlegel S, Bienstock J, Suarez JI. Fostering Resilience: The Role of Team Dynamics in Mitigating Burnout and Enhancing Well-Being in the Neurocritical Care Unit. Crit Care Med. 2026 Oct 01; 54(10):2697-2708.

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April MD, Butler H, Demasi SC, Aggarwal NR, Andrea LJ, Barker AB, Barnes CR, Brainard JC, Brewer JM, Driver BE, Gaillard JP, Gandotra S, Ghamande SA, Gibbs KW, Herbert JT, Hughes CG, Janz DR, Joffe AM, Khan A, Kramer PJ, Latimer AJ, Mitchell SH, Moskowitz AL, Page DB, Prekker ME, Resnick-Ault D, Self WH, Smith LM, Sottile PD, Stempek SB, Trent SA, Vonderhaar DJ, Walker JE, White HD, Semler MW, Casey JD, Schauer SG, Ginde AA. Rocuronium dose and first-attempt intubation success in the critically ill: secondary analysis of two multicenter trials. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 Aug 01; 212(8):1740-1749.

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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 03 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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Cucchi E, Ali A, Guilarte-Walker Y, Barton B, Malkani S, Mordes J. Accuracy of a Continuous Glucose Monitor in the Intensive Care Unit. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2026 Sep; 28(9):916-923.

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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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