Palliative Care

"Palliative Care" 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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Care alleviating symptoms without curing the underlying disease. (Stedman, 25th ed)

Descriptor ID	D010166
MeSH Number(s)	E02.760.666 N02.421.585.666
Concept/Terms	Palliative Care Palliative Care Care, Palliative Therapy, Palliative Palliative Therapy Palliative Treatment Palliative Treatments Treatment, Palliative Treatments, Palliative Palliative Surgery Palliative Surgery Surgery, Palliative

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

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Palliative Care [E02.760.666]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Palliative Care [N02.421.585.666]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Palliative Care".

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Bar chart showing 190 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 20 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	1	1	2
1998	1	0	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	3	3
2002	5	0	5
2003	2	1	3
2004	3	1	4
2005	2	1	3
2006	2	2	4
2007	5	2	7
2008	3	2	5
2009	5	0	5
2010	2	2	4
2011	1	3	4
2012	8	0	8
2013	6	3	9
2014	5	1	6
2015	6	2	8
2016	6	1	7
2017	8	5	13
2018	7	3	10
2019	15	5	20
2020	6	7	13
2021	3	5	8
2022	2	12	14
2023	3	4	7
2024	4	2	6
2025	8	1	9

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Lines LM, Fujita M, Danforth KN, Barch DH, Halpern MT, Mollica MA, Eton DT, Smith AW. Hospice, palliative care, and care experiences among Medicare beneficiaries with cancer. J Geriatr Oncol. 2026 01; 17(1):102795.

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Creutzfeldt CJ, Bogetz J, Candrian C, Colborn KL, Crooms RC, Fehnel CR, Fleisher JE, Hasnain-Wynia R, Hopfgarten M, Hwang DY, Kluger BM, Leeper HE, Lemmon ME, Muehlschlegel S, Ritchie CS, Saadi A, Sumrall M, Treat L, Vranceanu AM, Zahuranec DB. Proceedings of the First Neuropalliative Care Research Summit (NeuroCARES). J Pain Symptom Manage. 2025 Dec; 70(6):e366-e376.

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Chuzi S, Gao J, Thariath J, Faridi K, Pekow P, Lindenauer P, Spatz E, Groninger H, Lagu T. Characteristics and Outcomes of Palliative Continuous Intravenous Inotrope Support Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Heart Failure. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Jul 15; 14(14):e039397.

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Vattipally VN, Aude CA, Ran KR, Das O, Giwa GA, Rincon-Torroella J, Xu R, Byrne JP, Muehlschlegel S, Suarez JI, Mukherjee D, Huang J, Azad TD, Bettegowda C. Care intensity associated with sociodemographic factors without influencing inpatient mortality for patients with severe traumatic brain injury receiving palliative care. J Clin Neurosci. 2025 Sep; 139:111479.

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Jeung YS, Bae SA, Lee SY, Sim JA, Keam B, Yoo SH. ED Visits Among Patients With Advanced Cancer Referred to Outpatient Palliative Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 07 01; 8(7):e2521101.

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Khanna GJ, Sannes TS, Brandoff DE, Thomas JD, Leiter RE, Morris SE. Self-Care for Psychosocial and Palliative Care Clinicians: Stakeholder-Informed Recommendations for Medical Education and Clinical Training. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2026 Jun; 43(6):578-584.

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Lau WK, Fehnel CR, Macchi ZA, Mehta AK, Auffret M, Bogetz JF, Fleisher JE, Graber JJ, Leeper HE, Manglani-Terranova HR, Muehlschlegel S, Mroz EL, Pedowitz EJ, Ramanathan U, Sarmet M, Shlobin NA, Sokol L, Weeks SA, Xu J, Bundy Medsger H, Creutzfeldt CJ, Vranceanu AM, Zahuranec DB, Hwang DY. Research Priorities in Neuropalliative Care: A Consensus Statement From the International Neuropalliative Care Society. JAMA Neurol. 2025 Mar 01; 82(3):295-302.

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Grudzen CR, Siman N, Cuthel AM, Adeyemi O, Yamarik RL, Goldfeld KS, Abella BS, Bellolio F, Bourenane S, Brody AA, Cameron-Comasco L, Chodosh J, Cooper JJ, Deutsch AL, Elie MC, Elsayem A, Fernandez R, Fleischer-Black J, Gang M, Genes N, Goett R, Heaton H, Hill J, Horwitz L, Isaacs E, Jubanyik K, Lamba S, Lawrence K, Lin M, Loprinzi-Brauer C, Madsen T, Miller J, Modrek A, Otero R, Ouchi K, Richardson C, Richardson LD, Ryan M, Schoenfeld E, Shaw M, Shreves A, Southerland LT, Tan A, Uspal J, Venkat A, Walker L, Wittman I, Zimny E. Palliative Care Initiated in the Emergency Department: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025 02 18; 333(7):599-608.

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Vattipally VN, Ran KR, Das O, Aude CA, Giwa GA, Rincon-Torroella J, Xu R, Byrne JP, Muehlschlegel S, Suarez JI, Mukherjee D, Huang J, Azad TD, Bettegowda C. Latent Variable Analysis of Demographic and Clinical Drivers of Care Intensity Before Palliative Care Consultation Among Older Adult Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurocrit Care. 2025 08; 43(1):195-203.

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Aude CA, Vattipally VN, Das O, Ran KR, Giwa GA, Rincon-Torroella J, Xu R, Byrne JP, Muehlschlegel S, Suarez JI, Mukherjee D, Huang J, Azad TD, Bettegowda C. Machine Learning Reveals Demographic Disparities in Palliative Care Timing Among Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury Receiving Neurosurgical Consultation. Neurocrit Care. 2025 Jun; 42(3):953-964.

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