"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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Terminally Ill" by people in Profiles.
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Soroka JT, Fling KJ, Heibel JM, Kutcher GR, Ward SJ. Terminal Delirium in Hospice: The Experiences and Perspectives of Caregivers Providing Care to Terminally Ill Patients in Home Settings. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Jan; 39(1):27-33.
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Levy C, Weeks KS, Benson RJ, Miller JM, Higgins J, Deutsch SA, Lantos JD. Failure to Provide Adequate Palliative Care May Be Medical Neglect. Pediatrics. 2019 10; 144(4).
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Chan KY, Chang RS, Lau VW, Chan ML, Lai T. Palliative care for a patient with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: role of 3,4-diaminopyridine. Ann Palliat Med. 2016 Oct; 5(4):311-314.
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Markham FW. One family: two very different end-of-life experiences. J Palliat Med. 2014 Dec; 17(12):1406-7.
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Granda-Cameron C, Houldin A. Concept analysis of good death in terminally ill patients. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2012 Dec; 29(8):632-9.
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Desai MJ, Kim A, Fall PC, Wang D. Optimizing quality of life through palliative care. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2007 Dec; 107(12 Suppl 7):ES9-14.
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Himelstein AL. Earlier hospice referrals help patients, families, and physicians. Del Med J. 2006 Oct; 78(10):381-2.
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Pingpank JF, Libutti SK, Chang R, Wood BJ, Neeman Z, Kam AW, Figg WD, Zhai S, Beresneva T, Seidel GD, Alexander HR. Phase I study of hepatic arterial melphalan infusion and hepatic venous hemofiltration using percutaneously placed catheters in patients with unresectable hepatic malignancies. J Clin Oncol. 2005 May 20; 23(15):3465-74.
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Phipps E, Harris D, Braitman LE, Tester W, Madison-Thompson N, True G. Who enrolls in observational end of life research? Report from the cultural variations in approaches to end of life study. J Palliat Med. 2005 Feb; 8(1):115-20.
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Berger A, Henry L, Goldberg M. Surgical palliation of thoracic malignancies. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2004 Jul; 13(3):429-53, viii.