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Critical Illness MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


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
Critical Illness Preferred
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