"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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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Life Support Care" by people in Profiles.
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Dworetz AR, Natarajan G, Langer J, Kinlaw K, James JR, Bidegain M, Das A, Poindexter B, Bell EF, Cotten CM, Kirpalani H, Shankaran S, Stoll BJ. Withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment in extremely low gestational age neonates. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2021 May; 106(3):238-243.
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James J, Munson D, DeMauro SB, Langer JC, Dworetz AR, Natarajan G, Bidegain M, Fortney CA, Seabrook R, Vohr BR, Tyson JE, Bell EF, Poindexter BB, Shankaran S, Higgins RD, Das A, Stoll BJ, Kirpalani H. Outcomes of Preterm Infants following Discussions about Withdrawal or Withholding of Life Support. J Pediatr. 2017 11; 190:118-123.e4.
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DeMartino ES, Wordingham SE, Stulak JM, Boilson BA, Fuechtmann KR, Singh N, Sulmasy DP, Pajaro OE, Mueller PS. Ethical Analysis of Withdrawing Total Artificial Heart Support. Mayo Clin Proc. 2017 05; 92(5):719-725.
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Halford ZA, Yu PY, Likeman RK, Hawley-Molloy JS, Thomas C, Bingham JP. Cone shell envenomation: epidemiology, pharmacology and medical care. Diving Hyperb Med. 2015 Sep; 45(3):200-7.
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Bell EF, Bivoleanu AR, Stamatin M, Stoicescu SM. Physician attitudes in Romania toward withholding and withdrawal of intensive care for infants with very poor prognosis. Am J Perinatol. 2014 Jun; 31(6):477-82.
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Mueller PS. The Terri Schiavo saga: ethical and legal aspects and implications for clinicians. Pol Arch Med Wewn. 2009 Sep; 119(9):574-81.
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Nishimura A, Mueller PS, Evenson LK, Downer LL, Bowron CT, Thieke MP, Wrobleski DM, Crowley ME. Patients who complete advance directives and what they prefer. Mayo Clin Proc. 2007 Dec; 82(12):1480-6.
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Hook CC, Mueller PS. The Terri Schiavo saga: the making of a tragedy and lessons learned. Mayo Clin Proc. 2005 Nov; 80(11):1449-60.