"Patient Comfort" 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.
Patient care intended to prevent or relieve suffering in conditions that ensure optimal quality living.
| Descriptor ID |
D000070659
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.585.683
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Comfort" by people in Profiles.
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Comfort Care after Self-Immolation: Is the Physician Complicit? Am J Bioeth. 2020 08; 20(8):123-125.
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Intravitreal Injections: Minimizing the Risk and Maximizing Comfort. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2019 12 01; 51(1):5-8.
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Predicting Pharmacist Dispensing Practices and Comfort Related to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention (PrEP). AIDS Behav. 2019 Jul; 23(7):1925-1938.
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Public Awareness and Perceptions of Palliative and Comfort Care. Am J Med. 2019 02; 132(2):129-131.
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The last low whispers of our dead: when is it ethically justifiable to render a patient unconscious until death? Theor Med Bioeth. 2018 06; 39(3):233-263.
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It All Depends on Who Does What: A Survey of Patient and Family Member Comfort With Surgical Trainees Operating. J Surg Educ. 2017 Nov - Dec; 74(6):1001-1006.