Intensive Care Units

"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.

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Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients.

Descriptor ID	D007362
MeSH Number(s)	N02.278.388.493
Concept/Terms	Intensive Care Units Intensive Care Units Care Unit, Intensive Care Units, Intensive Intensive Care Unit Unit, Intensive Care Units, Intensive Care

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Intensive Care Units".

Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Facilities [N02.278]
Hospital Units [N02.278.388]
Intensive Care Units [N02.278.388.493]

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Bar chart showing 338 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 24 publications in 2014 and 2017 and 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	2	3
1997	0	3	3
1998	0	4	4
1999	3	2	5
2000	0	2	2
2002	1	2	3
2003	1	4	5
2004	1	5	6
2005	3	5	8
2006	2	3	5
2007	3	0	3
2008	3	10	13
2009	4	6	10
2010	5	7	12
2011	6	8	14
2012	6	7	13
2013	4	11	15
2014	12	12	24
2015	6	11	17
2016	10	4	14
2017	12	12	24
2018	7	8	15
2019	6	13	19
2020	8	14	22
2021	4	20	24
2022	2	11	13
2023	3	13	16
2024	11	9	20
2025	5	1	6

Below are the most recent publications written about "Intensive Care Units" by people in Profiles.

Baig SH, Lee JD, Yoo EJ. Patient outcomes after interhospital transfer: the impact of early intensive care unit upgrade. Hosp Pract (1995). 2025 Feb; 53(1):2470107.

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Thomas S, Bittinger K, Livornese LL. Utilizing the biosimulator to analyze the environmental microbiome within the intensive care units of a hospital. Biotechniques. 2025 Feb; 77(2):66-75.

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Domico M, Meyer MJ, Blackburn L, Toomey SA, Gooch ME, Nadkarni VM, Huckleberry Y, Draper A, Palmieri TL, Nazer LH, Nader A, Valcin EK, Evans S, Al-Hakim T, Murthy S. Environmental Sustainability in ICUs: A Report From the Society of Critical Care Medicine Sustainability Task Force. Crit Care Med. 2025 Mar 01; 53(3):e632-e644.

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Martins NRS, Martinez EZ, Sim?es CM, Barach PR, Carmona MJC. Analyzing and mitigating the risks of patient harm during operating room to intensive care unit patient handoffs. Int J Qual Health Care. 2025 Jan 17; 37(1).

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Farjoud Kouhanjani M, Shafie'ei M, Hashemi B, Farazdaghi M, Asadi-Pooya AA. "Clinical outcomes and healthcare costs in status epilepticus: A multivariable analysis from a tertiary center in a resource-limited setting". Epilepsy Behav. 2025 03; 164:110259.

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Fabre V, Hsu YJ, Carroll KC, Salinas AB, Gadala A, Bower C, Boyd S, Degnan KO, Dhaubhadel P, Diekema DJ, Drees M, Feeser B, Fisher MA, Flynn C, Ford B, Gettler EB, Glaser LJ, Howard-Anderson J, Johnson JK, Kim JJ, Martinez M, Mathers AJ, Mermel LA, Moehring RW, Nelson GE, O'Horo JC, Pepe DE, Robinson ED, Rodr?guez-Nava G, Ryder JH, Salinas JL, Schrank GM, Shah A, Shelly M, Spivak ES, Stewart KO, Talbot TR, Van Schooneveld TC, Wasylyshyn A, Cosgrove SE. Blood Culture Use in Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Units and Wards. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 01 02; 8(1):e2454738.

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Morita Y, Kariya T, Torjman M, Pfeil D, Berg K, Vetrugno L, Raphael J, Goldhammer J. Comparison of Manual and Mechanical Ventilation During Intensive Care Unit Transport Following Cardiac Surgery: Impact on Oxygenation, Ventilation, and Hemodynamic Stability. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 03; 39(3):644-652.

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Garneau WM, Lankiewicz MJ, Lesko CR, Lauriello AP, Gebo KA, Lanzkron SM. Clinical effects of dexamethasone among patients with sickle cell disease hospitalized with COVID-19: Outcomes from a single academic health system. PLoS One. 2024; 19(11):e0313289.

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Grunebach H, Madeira T, Bose S, Holscher C, Aru RG, Abularrage CJ, Black JH, Lum YW, Perler BA, Hicks CW. A standardized carotid endarterectomy care pathway is associated with lower ICU admission rates and a significant reduction in hospital charges. Am J Surg. 2025 Jan; 239:116056.

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Hitch D, Angeles MR, Lau E, Nicola-Richmond K, Bennett C, Said CM, Holton S, Haines K, Rasmussen B, Pepin G, Richards K, Hensher M. Hospital costs of COVID-19, post-COVID-19 condition and other viral pneumonias: a cost comparison analysis. Med J Aust. 2024 11 04; 221 Suppl 9:S23-S30.

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