"Intensive Care Units" 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.
Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients.
| Descriptor ID |
D007362
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.388.493
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| Concept/Terms |
Intensive Care Units- Intensive Care Units
- Care Unit, Intensive
- Care Units, Intensive
- Intensive Care Unit
- Unit, Intensive Care
- Units, Intensive Care
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Intensive Care Units" by people in this website by year, and whether "Intensive Care Units" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Intensive Care Units" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluation of alcohol withdrawal assessment in mechanically ventilated patients in a trauma/surgical intensive care unit. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2025 Dec; 91:104144.
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COVID-19 outcomes in hospitalized patients with underlying connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease vs. idiopathic interstitial pneumonia: a nationwide analysis 2019-2020. ARP Rheumatol. 2025 Apr-Jun; 4(2):106-114.
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Beyond the Ten Steps: Addressing the Complexities of Intensive Care Unit Coagulopathies. Anesth Analg. 2024 Aug 01; 139(2):e13-e14.
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Desirability of Outcome Ranking and Response Adjusted for Antibiotic Risk (DOOR/RADAR) Post Hoc Analysis Supports Equipoise for Antibiotic Initiation Strategies in Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Pneumonia. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2024 Apr; 25(3):221-224.
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Identifying the unique behaviors embedded in the process of interprofessional collaboration in the ICU. J Interprof Care. 2023 Nov 02; 37(6):857-865.
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Trial of antibiotic restraint in presumed pneumonia: A Surgical Infection Society multicenter pilot. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 02 01; 94(2):232-240.
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2022 Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines on Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation, Neuromuscular Blockade, and Delirium in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients With Consideration of the ICU Environment and Early Mobility. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022 02 01; 23(2):e74-e110.
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Characterization and Outcomes of Hospitalized Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Report From a Multicenter, Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study (Coronavirus Disease 2019) Registry. Crit Care Med. 2022 01 01; 50(1):e40-e51.
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The organizational and environmental characteristics associated with hospitals' use of intensivists. Health Care Manage Rev. 2022 Jul-Sep 01; 47(3):218-226.
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Hypoglycemia in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Am Surg. 2021 Dec; 87(10):1580-1583.