Critical Care

"Critical 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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Health care provided to a critically ill patient during a medical emergency or crisis.

Descriptor ID	D003422
MeSH Number(s)	E02.760.190 N02.421.585.190
Concept/Terms	Critical Care Critical Care Care, Critical Intensive Care Intensive Care Care, Intensive Surgical Intensive Care Surgical Intensive Care Care, Surgical Intensive Intensive Care, Surgical

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

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Critical Care [E02.760.190]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Critical Care [N02.421.585.190]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Critical Care" by people in this website by year, and whether "Critical Care" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 294 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 25 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	2	2
1996	3	0	3
1997	2	0	2
1998	1	2	3
1999	2	1	3
2000	2	3	5
2001	1	1	2
2002	6	0	6
2003	4	3	7
2004	3	4	7
2005	4	2	6
2006	4	2	6
2007	6	0	6
2008	5	0	5
2009	1	2	3
2010	3	8	11
2011	4	1	5
2012	10	7	17
2013	9	5	14
2014	4	5	9
2015	12	4	16
2016	13	10	23
2017	12	7	19
2018	13	12	25
2019	8	4	12
2020	10	8	18
2021	5	14	19
2022	2	13	15
2023	4	7	11
2024	3	5	8
2025	5	1	6

Below are the most recent publications written about "Critical Care" by people in Profiles.

Soled DR, Cummings CL, Berbert LM, Williams DN, Feldman WB, Truog RD, Rubin EB. Critical Care Physicians' Perspectives on Nudging in Communication. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Sep 02; 8(9):e2531199.

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Kadow E, Kong Y, Cohen JE, Frakes MA, Ender V, Wilcox SR. Cardiac arrest in critical care transport: A case-control study. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Jul; 93:154-159.

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Blok AC, Gauntlett L, Jayaram M, Krein SL. Caregiver and care team perspectives of caregiver psychological distress and well-being during critical care hospitalization: a qualitative study. BMC Geriatr. 2025 Mar 13; 25(1):167.

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Murphy DJ, Anderson W, Heavner SH, Al-Hakim T, Cruz-Cano R, Laudanski K, Kamaleswaran R, Badawi O, Engel H, Grunwell J, Herasevich V, Khanna AK, Lamb K, MacLaren R, Rincon T, Sanchez-Pinto L, Sikora AN, Stevens RD, Tanner D, Teeter W, Wong AI, Wynn JL, Zhang XT, Zimmerman JJ, Kumar V, Cobb JP, Reuter-Rice KE. Development of a Core Critical Care Data Dictionary With Common Data Elements to Characterize Critical Illness and Injuries Using a Modified Delphi Method. Crit Care Med. 2025 May 01; 53(5):e1045-e1054.

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Armaignac DL, Heavner SF, Rausen M, Zhang XT, Al-Hakim T, Strekalova YL, Shah N, Remy KE, Manion S, Haendel M, Kramer AA, Scruth EA, Rincon TA, Park S, Evans LE, Ozrazgat-Baslanti T, Herasevich V, Laudanski K, Murphy DJ, Engel HJ, Sikora A, Khanna AK, Zimmerman JJ, Reuter-Rice K, Cobb JP, Clermont G. Guiding Principles for Data Sharing and Harmonization: Results of a Systematic Review and Modified Delphi From the Society of Critical Care Medicine Data Science Campaign. Crit Care Med. 2025 Mar 01; 53(3):e619-e631.

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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 05; 38(3):101168.

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Hwang DY, Reichman M, Bannon SM, Meurer K, Kubota R, Kim J, Baskaran N, Zhang Q, Fishbein NS, Lichstein K, Presciutti AM, Woodworth EC, Motta M, Muehlschlegel S, Reznik ME, Jaffa MN, Creutzfeldt CJ, Fehnel CR, Tomlinson AD, Williamson CA, Vranceanu AM. Psychosocial Support Needs and Preferences Among Family Caregivers of ICU Patients with Severe Acute Brain Injury: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis. Neurocrit Care. 2025 Aug; 43(1):223-231.

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Laterion W, Frakes M, Cohen J, Ender V, Wilcox SR. Critical Care Transport of Patients With Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Case Series. Air Med J. 2025 Mar-Apr; 44(2):143-145.

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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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Scott BK, Singh J, Hravnak M, Everhart SS, Armaignac DL, Davis TM, Goede MR, Haranath SP, Kordik CM, Laudanski K, Pappas PA, Patel S, Rincon TA, Scruth EA, Subramanian S, Villanueva I, Williams LM, Wilson R, Pamplin JC. Best Practices in Telecritical Care: Expert Consensus Recommendations From the Telecritical Care Collaborative Network. Crit Care Med. 2024 Nov 01; 52(11):1750-1767.

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