"Subacute 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 skilled nursing services provided to patients who are not in an acute phase of an illness but who require a level of care higher than that provided in a long-term care setting. (JCAHO, Lexikon, 1994)
| Descriptor ID |
D019467
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.850 N02.421.585.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Subacute Care- Subacute Care
- Care, Subacute
- Sub-Acute Care
- Care, Sub-Acute
- Sub Acute Care
- Postacute Care
- Care, Postacute
- Post-acute Care
- Care, Post-acute
- Post acute Care
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Subacute Care" by people in Profiles.
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Trauma patients: you can get them in, but you can't get them out. Am J Surg. 2008 Jan; 195(1):78-83.