"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.
Health care provided to a critically ill patient during a medical emergency or crisis.
| Descriptor ID |
D003422
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.190 N02.421.585.190
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Critical Care".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Critical Care".
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.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2009 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2010 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2011 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2013 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2014 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2015 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 2016 | 21 | 7 | 28 |
| 2017 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 2018 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 2019 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2020 | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| 2021 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| 2022 | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| 2023 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Critical Care" by people in Profiles.
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From Opinions to Outcomes: Optimizing Survey Methods and Principles Applicable to the Delphi Process in Critical Care Research. Crit Care Explor. 2026 Jul 01; 8(7):e1438.
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Analysis of work system components in interprofessional communication to determine shock etiology. Appl Ergon. 2027 Jan; 138:104849.
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Teleneurocritical Care (TeleNCC) Consensus Statement : The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) affirm the value of this statement. Endorsed by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA). Neurocrit Care. 2026 Aug; 45(1):1-33.
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Clinical Criteria for the Definition of Refractory Septic Shock: A Joint Delphi Consensus from the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM). Crit Care Med. 2026 May 01; 54(5):1073-1091.
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Clinical criteria for the definition of refractory septic shock: a joint Delphi consensus from the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM). Intensive Care Med. 2026 May; 52(5):984-1000.
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Good Practice Concepts in Pediatric Critical Care Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Modified Delphi Consensus Initiative. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2026 Feb 01; 27(2):228-234.
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Proposing Entrustable Professional Activities for Pediatric Critical Care Ultrasound: A Modified Delphi Consensus Approach. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2026 Feb 01; 27(2):235-243.
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User-centred prototyping solutions to solve adult critical care issues: a scoping review. BMJ Health Care Inform. 2026 Jan 05; 33(1).
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The intensive care medicine research agenda for the management of ICU acquired weakness: a multinational, interprofessional perspective. Intensive Care Med. 2025 12; 51(12):2199-2212.
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The ICU Care Plan: Human-Centered Design of a Tool to Support Time-Limited Trials for Older Adults With Critical Illness. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Dec; 73(12):3747-3756.