Patient Comfort

"Patient Comfort" 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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Patient care intended to prevent or relieve suffering in conditions that ensure optimal quality living.

Descriptor ID	D000070659
MeSH Number(s)	N02.421.585.683
Concept/Terms	Patient Comfort Patient Comfort Comfort, Patient Comfort Care Comfort Care Care, Comfort

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Patient Comfort".

Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Patient Comfort [N02.421.585.683]

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Bar chart showing 8 publications over 5 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2014	0	1	1
2017	2	1	3
2018	0	2	2
2023	0	1	1
2024	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Comfort" by people in Profiles.

Tucker M, Hovern D, Liantonio J, Collins E, Binder AF. End of Life Outcomes Following Comfort Care Orders: A Single Center Experience. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2025 Apr; 42(4):321-325.

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Young LW, Ounpraseuth ST, Merhar SL, Hu Z, Simon AE, Bremer AA, Lee JY, Das A, Crawford MM, Greenberg RG, Smith PB, Poindexter BB, Higgins RD, Walsh MC, Rice W, Paul DA, Maxwell JR, Telang S, Fung CM, Wright T, Reynolds AM, Hahn DW, Ross J, McAllister JM, Crowley M, Shaikh SK, Puopolo KM, Christ L, Brown J, Riccio J, Wong Ramsey K, Braswell EF, Tucker L, McAlmon KR, Dummula K, Weiner J, White JR, Howell MP, Newman S, Snowden JN, Devlin LA. Eat, Sleep, Console Approach or Usual Care for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal. N Engl J Med. 2023 06 22; 388(25):2326-2337.

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Seecof OM, Liantonio J. Prognostication Using SCORTEN Severity of Illness Score in Patients With Stevens Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 01; 57(1):e8-e9.

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Miyanji F, Nasto LA, Sponseller PD, Shah SA, Samdani AF, Lonner B, Yaszay B, Clements DH, Narayanan U, Newton PO. Assessing the Risk-Benefit Ratio of Scoliosis Surgery in Cerebral Palsy: Surgery Is Worth It. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2018 Apr 04; 100(7):556-563.

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Adam MK, Weinstock BM, Kasi SK, Ehmann DS, Hsu J, Garg SJ, Ho AC, Chiang A. Patient Comfort with Yellow (577 nm) vs. Green (532 nm) Laser Panretinal Photocoagulation for?Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy. Ophthalmol Retina. 2018 02; 2(2):91-95.

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Worster B, Swartz K. Telemedicine and Palliative Care: an Increasing Role in Supportive Oncology. Curr Oncol Rep. 2017 Jun; 19(6):37.

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Vahedi S, Adam MK, Dollin M, Maguire JI. 25-GAUGE TROCAR CANNULA FOR ACUTE ENDOPHTHALMITIS-RELATED IN-OFFICE VITREOUS TAP AND INJECTION: Patient Comfort and Physician Ease of Use. Retina. 2017 Apr; 37(4):657-661.

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Lester PE, Stefanacci RG, Feuerman M. Prevalence and Description of Palliative Care in US Nursing Homes: A Descriptive Study. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2016 Mar; 33(2):171-7.

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