Advance Directives

"Advance Directives" 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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Declarations by patients, made in advance of a situation in which they may be incompetent to decide about their own care, stating their treatment preferences or authorizing a third party to make decisions for them. (Bioethics Thesaurus)

Descriptor ID	D016223
MeSH Number(s)	I01.880.604.583.020 N03.706.535.020 N04.590.233.624.124.050
Concept/Terms	Advance Directives Advance Directives Advance Directive Directive, Advance Directives, Advance Medical Power of Attorney Medical Power of Attorney Attorney Medical Power Psychiatric Wills Psychiatric Wills Psychiatric Will Will, Psychiatric Wills, Psychiatric Ulysses Contracts Contract, Ulysses Contracts, Ulysses Ulysses Contract Health Care Power of Attorney Health Care Power of Attorney Healthcare Power of Attorney Attorney Healthcare Power

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Advance Directives".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Control, Formal [I01.880.604]
Jurisprudence [I01.880.604.583]
Advance Directives [I01.880.604.583.020]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Social Control, Formal [N03.706]
Jurisprudence [N03.706.535]
Advance Directives [N03.706.535.020]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Patient Care Management [N04.590]
Comprehensive Health Care [N04.590.233]
Patient Care Planning [N04.590.233.624]
Advance Care Planning [N04.590.233.624.124]
Advance Directives [N04.590.233.624.124.050]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Advance Directives".

Advance Directives
Living Wills

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Bar chart showing 19 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	0	2
1997	1	0	1
2002	1	0	1
2003	1	0	1
2006	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2009	1	1	2
2010	1	1	2
2014	2	1	3
2017	0	1	1
2018	1	1	2
2021	0	1	1
2024	0	1	1

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Issa TZ, McCurdy MA, Lee Y, Lambrechts MJ, Sherman MB, Kalra A, Goodman P, Canseco JA, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Schroeder GD, Kepler CK. The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on the Presence of Advance Care Planning Documents in Patients With Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024 Apr 15; 32(8):354-361.

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Klock Z, Dobak S, Houseman G, Cunningham AT, Kreher M. Advance Care Planning and Healthcare Utilization in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Retrospective Chart Review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Oct; 39(10):1152-1156.

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Barkley A, Liquori M, Cunningham A, Liantonio J, Worster B, Parks S. Advance Care Planning in a Geriatric Primary Care Clinic: A Retrospective Chart Review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2019 Jan; 36(1):24-27.

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Jesus JE, Marshall KD, Kraus CK, Derse AR, Baker EF, McGreevy J. Should Emergency Department Patients with End-of-Life Directives be Admitted to the ICU? J Emerg Med. 2018 09; 55(3):435-440.

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Liantonio J, Liquori M, Lakhtman L, Parks S. Advance care planning: Making it easier for patients (and you). J Fam Pract. 2017 Aug; 66(8):487-491.

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Ranola PA, Merchant RM, Perman SM, Khan AM, Gaieski D, Caplan AL, Kirkpatrick JN. How long is long enough, and have we done everything we should?--Ethics of calling codes. J Med Ethics. 2015 Aug; 41(8):663-6.

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Nkomo VT, Suri RM, Pislaru SV, Greason KL, Mathew V, Rihal CS, Mueller PS. Advance directives of patients with high-risk or inoperable aortic stenosis. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Sep; 174(9):1516-8.

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Martin ND, Stefanelli A, Methvin L, Fischer C, Counsilman M, Mazandi V, Laganosky D, Zubair M, Beekley AC, Weinstein MS. Contrasting patient, family, provider, and societal goals at the end of life complicate decision making and induce variability of care after trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Aug; 77(2):262-7.

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Zhou G, Stoltzfus JC, Houldin AD, Parks SM, Swan BA. Knowledge, attitudes, and practice behaviors of oncology advanced practice nurses regarding advanced care planning for patients with cancer. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2010 Nov; 37(6):E400-10.

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Lau B, Kirkpatrick JN, Merchant RM, Perman SM, Abella BS, Gaieski DF, Becker LB, Chiames C, Reitsma AM. Experiences of sudden cardiac arrest survivors regarding prognostication and advance care planning. Resuscitation. 2010 Aug; 81(8):982-6.

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