 Life Support Care
"Life Support Care" 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.
Care provided patients requiring extraordinary therapeutic measures in order to sustain and prolong life.
| Descriptor ID |
D008020
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.440 N02.421.585.440
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| Concept/Terms |
Life Support Care- Life Support Care
- Care, Life Support
- Prolongation of Life
- Life Prolongation
Extraordinary Treatment- Extraordinary Treatment
- Extraordinary Treatments
- Treatment, Extraordinary
- Treatments, Extraordinary
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Life Support Care" by people in Profiles.
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Fuchs S, Terry M, Adelgais K, Bokholdt M, Brice J, Brown KM, Cooper A, Fallat ME, Remick KE, Widmeier K, Simon W, Marx M. Definitions and Assessment Approaches for Emergency Medical Services for Children. Pediatrics. 2016 12; 138(6).
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Keele L, Meert KL, Berg RA, Dalton H, Newth CJ, Harrison R, Wessel DL, Shanley T, Carcillo J, Morrison W, Funai T, Holubkov R, Dean JM, Pollack M. Limiting and Withdrawing Life Support in the PICU: For Whom Are These Options Discussed? Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2016 Feb; 17(2):110-20.
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Shaffner DH, Heitmiller ES, Deshpande JK. In response. Anesth Analg. 2014 Jul; 119(1):215-6.
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Shaffner DH, Heitmiller ES, Deshpande JK. Pediatric perioperative life support. Anesth Analg. 2013 Oct; 117(4):960-79.
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Wildschut ED, van Saet A, Pokorna P, Ahsman MJ, Van den Anker JN, Tibboel D. The impact of extracorporeal life support and hypothermia on drug disposition in critically ill infants and children. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2012 Oct; 59(5):1183-204.
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Hankins J, Hinds P, Day S, Carroll Y, Li CS, Garvie P, Wang W. Therapy preference and decision-making among patients with severe sickle cell anemia and their families. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2007 Jun 15; 48(7):705-10.
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Calbert J, Campbell J, Russell L, White B, Wilms D. The problems with "heroic measures": the case of Mr. X. Orthop Nurs. 1997 Nov-Dec; 16(6):63-6.
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