"Death" 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.
Irreversible cessation of all bodily functions, manifested by absence of spontaneous breathing and total loss of cardiovascular and cerebral functions.
| Descriptor ID |
D003643
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.260
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Death" by people in Profiles.
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Cheruku SR, Barina A, Kershaw CD, Goff K, Reisch J, Hynan LS, Ahmed F, Armaignac DL, Patel L, Belden KA, Kaufman M, Christie AB, Deo N, Bansal V, Boman K, Kumar VK, Walkey A, Kashyap R, Gajic O, Fox AA. Palliative care consultation and end-of-life outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Resuscitation. 2022 01; 170:230-237.
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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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Wittmann-Price R, Celia LM. Exploring perceptions of "do not resuscitate" and "allowing natural death" among physicians and nurses. Holist Nurs Pract. 2010 Nov-Dec; 24(6):333-7.
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Maheshwari A, Maley W, Li Z, Thuluvath PJ. Biliary complications and outcomes of liver transplantation from donors after cardiac death. Liver Transpl. 2007 Dec; 13(12):1645-53.