"Terminal 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.
Medical and nursing care of patients in the terminal stage of an illness.
| Descriptor ID |
D013727
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.905 N02.421.585.905
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| Concept/Terms |
Terminal Care- Terminal Care
- Care, Terminal
- End of Life Care
- Care End, Life
- Care Ends, Life
- Life Care End
- Life Care Ends
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Terminal Care" by people in this website by year, and whether "Terminal Care" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Terminal Care" by people in Profiles.
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The Ethics of Heart Donation After the Circulatory Determination of Death: Gaps in Knowledge and Research Opportunities. Bioethics. 2025 Sep; 39(7):673-682.
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Palliative General Anesthesia at Terminal Extubation: "Go Gentle into that Good Night". Neurocrit Care. 2025 Oct; 43(2):385-391.
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Recognizing the Need for Goals of Care Conversations Among Critically Ill Surgical Patients. J Surg Res. 2025 Feb; 306:554-560.
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Differences in Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation During the Terminal Admission for Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Patients. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2025 Dec; 42(12):1221-1228.
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Two-physician certification in end-of-life decision making. Lancet Oncol. 2024 Aug; 25(8):966-968.
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Reply to: Frailty and ethics at the end of life: The importance of a comprehensive assessment. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Sep; 72(9):2885-2887.
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End of life care in a level IV outborn neonatal intensive care unit. J Perinatol. 2024 Jul; 44(7):1022-1028.
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Drugs, delirium, and ethics at the end of life. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Jul; 72(7):1964-1972.
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Addressing Challenges With Sedation in End-of-Life Care. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 04; 67(4):346-349.
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Concurrent Hospice Healthcare Utilization in the Hematology/Oncology Veteran's Affairs Patient Population. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024 Aug; 41(8):906-910.