"Vital Signs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The signs of life that may be monitored or measured, namely pulse rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, and blood pressure.
| Descriptor ID |
D055986
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Vital Signs- Vital Signs
- Sign, Vital
- Signs, Vital
- Vital Sign
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vital Signs" by people in Profiles.
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Canepa CA, Levin DR, Padaki AS. Comparison of Camera-Acquired Vital Signs to Conventional Vital Signs in a Space-Analog Environment. Wilderness Environ Med. 2025 Sep; 36(1_suppl):77S-80S.
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Nerwal T, Qoshe L, Iyer S, Medina G, Felix A, Lavu H, Yeo CJ, Winter JM. Early Postoperative Vital Signs Predict Subsequent 90-Day Mortality After Pancreaticoduodenectomy. J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 08; 27(8):1660-1667.
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Schell K, Lyons DL. Staff knowledge of orthostatic vital signs measurement. Nursing. 2022 Aug 01; 52(8):55-61.
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Kazmierczak M, Thompson AD, DePiero AD, Selbst SM. Outcomes of patients discharged from the pediatric emergency department with abnormal vital signs. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 07; 57:76-80.
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Pardo C, McLaren R, Minkoff H. Social Determinants of Health: The Fifth Vital Sign. Am J Perinatol. 2024 01; 41(2):208-210.
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White JL, Hollander JE, Chang AM, Nishijima DK, Lin AL, Su E, Weiss RE, Yagapen AN, Malveau SE, Adler DH, Bastani A, Baugh CW, Caterino JM, Clark CL, Diercks DB, Nicks BA, Shah MN, Stiffler KA, Storrow AB, Wilber ST, Sun BC. Orthostatic vital signs do not predict 30?day serious outcomes in older emergency department patients with syncope: A multicenter observational study. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 12; 37(12):2215-2223.
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Merschen RJ. Monitoring Patients in Interventional and Acute Care Settings. Radiol Technol. 2018 07; 89(6):609-615.
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Balamuth F, Alpern ER, Abbadessa MK, Hayes K, Schast A, Lavelle J, Fitzgerald JC, Weiss SL, Zorc JJ. Improving Recognition of Pediatric Severe Sepsis in?the Emergency Department: Contributions of?a?Vital Sign-Based Electronic Alert and Bedside Clinician Identification. Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Dec; 70(6):759-768.e2.
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Mackley A, Winter M, Guillen U, Paul DA, Locke R. Health Literacy Among Parents of Newborn Infants. Adv Neonatal Care. 2016 Aug; 16(4):283-8.
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Pulido L, Grossman S, Smith EB, Joshi A, Purtill JJ, Parvizi J, Rothman RH. Clinical presentation of pulmonary embolus after total joint arthroplasty: do size and location of embolus matter? Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2010 Apr; 39(4):185-9.