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Critical Illness
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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MeSH Heading
Critical Illness
Tree Number(s)
C23.550.291.625
Unique ID
D016638
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016638
Annotation
IM GEN only; do not index with specific dis of critically ill patient unless particularly discussed & then NIM with no qualif;
/ther
: consider also
CRITICAL CARE
Scope Note
A disease or state in which death is possible or imminent.
Entry Term(s)
Critically Ill
NLM Classification #
QZ 140
Previous Indexing
Critical Care (1975-1991)
Public MeSH Note
92
History Note
92
Date Established
1992/01/01
Date of Entry
1991/01/24
Revision Date
1999/11/08
Allowable Qualifiers
classification (CL)
economics (EC)
epidemiology (EP)
mortality (MO)
nursing (NU)
psychology (PX)
rehabilitation (RH)
therapy (TH)
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Disease Attributes [C23.550.291]
Acute Disease [C23.550.291.125]
Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions [C23.550.291.156]
Asymptomatic Diseases [C23.550.291.187]
Breakthrough Infections [C23.550.291.219]
Catastrophic Illness [C23.550.291.250]
Chronic Disease [C23.550.291.500]
Communicable Diseases [C23.550.291.531]
Convalescence [C23.550.291.562]
Critical Illness [C23.550.291.625]
Disease Progression [C23.550.291.656]
Disease Resistance [C23.550.291.671]
Disease Susceptibility [C23.550.291.687]
Diseases in Twins [C23.550.291.750]
Emergencies [C23.550.291.781]
Facies [C23.550.291.812]
Iatrogenic Disease [C23.550.291.875]
Late Onset Disorders [C23.550.291.883]
Neglected Diseases [C23.550.291.890]
Noncommunicable Diseases [C23.550.291.898]
Persistent Infection [C23.550.291.902]
Rare Diseases [C23.550.291.906]
Recurrence [C23.550.291.937]
Undiagnosed Diseases [C23.550.291.968]
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Critical Illness
Preferred
Concept UI
M0025358
Scope Note
A disease or state in which death is possible or imminent.
Terms
Critical Illness
Preferred Term
Term UI
T049821
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1992)
Critically Ill
Term UI
T049820
Date
11/01/1990
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
BIOETHICS (1989)
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