"Terminally Ill" 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.
Persons with an incurable or irreversible illness at the end stage that will result in death within a short time. (From O'Leary et al., Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations, and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, 1994, p780)
| Descriptor ID |
D019452
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.873
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Terminally Ill" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19 lockdown and its impact on cancer pain management: A telephone survey of terminally ill patients. Palliat Med. 2021 06; 35(6):1215-1217.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions and the Use of Technology for Pediatric Palliative Care in the Acute Care Setting. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2020 Dec; 22(6):432-434.
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COVID-19 pandemic: triage for intensive-care treatment under resource scarcity (3rd, updated version). Swiss Med Wkly. 2020 11 02; 150:w20401.
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A Window Into the Soul. JAMA Cardiol. 2019 12 01; 4(12):1191.
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Premature Ending of a Medication Study in Dying Patients: Lessons Learned. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 11; 58(5):e4-e7.
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Early versus delayed palliative/supportive care in advanced cancer: an observational study. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2020 Dec; 10(4):e32.
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Symptoms and Concerns Among Children and Young People with Life-Limiting and Life-Threatening Conditions: A Systematic Review Highlighting Meaningful Health Outcomes. Patient. 2019 02; 12(1):15-55.
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Unilateral Withdrawal of Life-sustaining Therapy in a Severely Impaired Child. Pediatrics. 2018 11; 142(5).
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Management of Dyspnea in the Noncommunicative Patients: Consider Hetero-evaluation Scales. Chest. 2018 10; 154(4):991-992.
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Responding Better to Desperate Parents: Warnings from the Alfie Evans Saga. J Law Med. 2018 Jul; 25(4):899-918.