"Patient Selection" 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.
Criteria and standards used for the determination of the appropriateness of the inclusion of patients with specific conditions in proposed treatment plans and the criteria used for the inclusion of subjects in various clinical trials and other research protocols.
| Descriptor ID |
D018579
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.581.500.653 N04.590.731
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Selection- Patient Selection
- Patient Selections
- Selection, Patient
- Selections, Patient
Research Subject Recruitment- Research Subject Recruitment
- Recruitment, Research Subject
- Recruitments, Research Subject
- Research Subject Recruitments
- Subject Recruitment, Research
- Subject Recruitments, Research
Research Subject Selection- Research Subject Selection
- Research Subject Selections
- Selection, Research Subject
- Selections, Research Subject
- Subject Selection, Research
- Subject Selections, Research
Selection for Treatment- Selection for Treatment
- Selection for Treatments
- Treatment, Selection for
- Treatments, Selection for
Patient Recruitment- Patient Recruitment
- Patient Recruitments
- Recruitment, Patient
- Recruitments, Patient
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Patient Selection" by people in this website by year, and whether "Patient Selection" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 1997 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 1998 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1999 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2000 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2001 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2005 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2006 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 2007 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2008 | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| 2009 | 3 | 20 | 23 |
| 2010 | 4 | 21 | 25 |
| 2011 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| 2012 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| 2013 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2014 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 2015 | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| 2016 | 6 | 22 | 28 |
| 2017 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2018 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| 2019 | 11 | 25 | 36 |
| 2020 | 10 | 24 | 34 |
| 2021 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2026 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Selection" by people in Profiles.
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Liver transplantation for primary liver cancers in the era of transplant oncology. J Hepatol. 2026 Oct; 85(4):727-739.
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MAD-MT Score: A Tool to Optimize Patient Selection for Mechanical Thrombectomy in Distal Vessel Occlusions. Stroke. 2026 Sep; 57(9):2744-2753.
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Potential Impact of the OPTN Status Escalation Policy for Adult Heart Transplant Candidates With Durable LVADs. Circ Heart Fail. 2026 Jul; 19(7):e013854.
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High Rate of Transplantation Before Review of Status Exception Requests Among Adult Heart Transplant Candidates. Circ Heart Fail. 2026 Jul; 19(7):e013994.
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Navigating complexity: understanding the experiences, motivations and challenges of conducting research with perinatal individuals who use opioids and other substances. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2026 Jun 08; 26(1).
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The Elusive Definition of Type 2 Diabetes in the Context of Pancreas Transplantation: Summary of the International Pancreas and Islet Transplantation Association Pre-congress Meeting. Transplantation. 2026 Aug 01; 110(8):e1601-e1607.
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Practical approaches to inclusive recruitment practices in Parkinson's disease research. J Parkinsons Dis. 2026 Jun; 16(4):709-722.
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Recruitment of Minority Patients in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Clinical Trials. Dig Dis Sci. 2026 Sep; 71(9):4235-4241.
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A Mixed-Methods Study of Patient Identification Barriers and Facilitators in a Pediatric Surgery Randomized Control Trial. J Surg Res. 2026 Jun; 322:486-495.
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Community-based recruitment with ankle brachial index testing to identify peripheral artery disease participants for randomized clinical trials. Am Heart J. 2026 Oct; 300:107450.