"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.
Care alleviating symptoms without curing the underlying disease. (Stedman, 25th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D010166
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.666 N02.421.585.666
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| Concept/Terms |
Palliative Care- Palliative Care
- Care, Palliative
- Therapy, Palliative
- Palliative Therapy
- Palliative Treatment
- Palliative Treatments
- Treatment, Palliative
- Treatments, Palliative
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Palliative Care" by people in this website by year, and whether "Palliative Care" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2001 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2019 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 2020 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Palliative Care" by people in Profiles.
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Organ Donation and End-of-Life Discussions: A Scripting Template for Supportive Palliative Care. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 11; 64(5):e300-e304.
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Clinicians' Perceptions of Collaborative Palliative Care Delivery in Chronic Kidney Disease. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 08; 64(2):168-177.
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Cumulative comorbid conditions influence mortality risk after staged palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome and variants. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 01; 165(1):287-298.e4.
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Inpatient Palliative Care for Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Patients. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022 06 01; 23(6):417-424.
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Socioeconomic Impact on Outcomes During the First Year of Life of Patients with Single Ventricle Heart Disease: An Analysis of the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative Registry. Pediatr Cardiol. 2022 Mar; 43(3):605-615.
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Gaps in patient-physician communication at the time of malignant bowel obstruction from recurrent gynecologic cancer: a qualitative study. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Jan; 30(1):367-376.
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Oncology Medical Home: ASCO and COA Standards. JCO Oncol Pract. 2021 08; 17(8):475-492.
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Characteristics of Interstage Death After Discharge from Stage I Palliation. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Aug; 42(6):1372-1378.
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Improving End of Life Cancer Outcomes Through Development and Implementation of a Spiritual Care Advocate Program. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2021 Dec; 38(12):1441-1450.
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Changes in Cancer Management due to COVID-19 Illness in Patients with Cancer in Northern California. JCO Oncol Pract. 2021 Mar; 17(3):e377-e385.