"Life Support 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.
Care provided patients requiring extraordinary therapeutic measures in order to sustain and prolong life.
| Descriptor ID |
D008020
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.440 N02.421.585.440
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| Concept/Terms |
Life Support Care- Life Support Care
- Care, Life Support
- Prolongation of Life
- Life Prolongation
Extraordinary Treatment- Extraordinary Treatment
- Extraordinary Treatments
- Treatment, Extraordinary
- Treatments, Extraordinary
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| 2018 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Life Support Care" by people in Profiles.
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Higher vs lower doses of dexamethasone in patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxia (COVID STEROID 2) trial: Protocol and statistical analysis plan. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2021 Jul; 65(6):834-845.
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Coronavirus Disease 2019: Rebalancing Risk, Reward, and Autonomy. Crit Care Med. 2021 02 01; 49(2):347-351.
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Advanced care planning during the COVID-19 pandemic: ceiling of care decisions and their implications for observational data. BMC Palliat Care. 2021 Jan 11; 20(1):10.
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Application value of artificial liver support system in the treatment of cytokine storm in patients with COVID-19. Int Immunopharmacol. 2021 Jan; 90:107120.
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Early Intervention of Palliative Care in the Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Intern Med. 2020 Sep 01; 180(9):1252-1254.
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No transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to 23 healthcare professionals involved in advanced life support of COVID-19 patient - association with low viral RNA in respiratory specimens. Infect Dis (Lond). 2021 01; 53(1):72-75.
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Resolution of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2020 12; 18(12):1201-1211.
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The ethics (mis)used for filling the voids or harm of harm reduction ethics. J Geriatr Oncol. 2020 09; 11(7):1168-1169.
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COVID-19: community CPAP and NIV should be stopped unless medically necessary to support life. Thorax. 2020 05; 75(5):367.
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Extracorporeal Life Support for Adults With Respiratory Failure and Related Indications: A Review. JAMA. 2019 Aug 13; 322(6):557-568.