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 198 publications over 30 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	10	1	11
2026	5	1	6

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Sim JA, Yu J, Bae J, Seo JW, Kim JH, Yoo SH, Keam B. Temporal association of palliative care consultation with the trajectory of broad-spectrum antibiotic use at the end of life in advanced cancer: A nationwide linked cohort study. Int J Infect Dis. 2026 Aug; 169:108779.

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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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Griffee MJ, Kirsch RE, Rubin J, Peeler A, Hayanga JW, Chatterjee S, Dorsey D, Emeruwa IO, Goodwin ML, Rubin EB, Kim BS, Grant MC, Zaaqoq AM, Vogelsong MA, Hirshberg EL, Engelman DT, Cho SM, Arora RC. Ethical Challenges of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society Consensus on Key Issues and Practical Recommendations. ASAIO J. 2026 Jul 01; 72(7):544-552.

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Kim HJ, Sim JA, Yoo SH. Opioid prescribing patterns at the end of life in an asian advanced cancer cohort: differences by palliative care consultation status. Support Care Cancer. 2026 Mar 30; 34(4).

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Gately ME, Shirk SD, Canell A, Laffer A, Corle M, Dillon K. "I Don't Get to Feel This Good Very Often:" Virtual Reality Intervention for Veterans Receiving End-of-Life Care. J Palliat Med. 2026 Jun; 29(6):801-804.

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Walker KH, Lambert V, Liu A, DiPalma A, Rubin EB, Chua IS, Ufere NN, Reich AJ, Tulsky JA, Lakin JR. Opportunities for Palliative Care in Long-Term Acute Care: A Concurrent Mixed-Methods Study. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2026 May; 71(5):e598-e605.

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Jeung YS, Lee WT, Kim Y, Keam B, Kim TM, Park CK, Sim JA, Yoo SH. Documented advance care planning elements and end-of-life care patterns in malignant glioma vs. major solid tumors: a single-center retrospective study. J Neurooncol. 2025 Dec 29; 176(2):142.

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Kim JH, Yu J, Lee W, Jeung YS, Yoo SH, Sim JA, Keam B. Association between multidrug-resistant organism status and quality of end-of-life care in patients with advanced cancer referred to palliative care: a retrospective cohort study with nationwide data linkage. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2026 May; 32(5):822-828.

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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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