Patient Acuity MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Patient Acuity
Tree Number(s): E05.318.308.980.438.475.456; N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.364; N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.364
Unique ID: D062072
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D062072
Scope Note: An assessment of a patient's illness, its chronicity, severity, and other qualitative aspects.
Entry Term(s): Disease Severity; Severity of Illness
Public MeSH Note: 2013
History Note: 2013
Date Introduced: 2013/01/01
Last Updated: 2024/08/09

No Qualifiers

Investigative Techniques [E05]
- Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
  - Data Collection [E05.318.308]
    - Surveys and Questionnaires [E05.318.308.980]
      - Health Surveys [E05.318.308.980.438]
        
        Health Status Indicators [E05.318.308.980.438.475]
        
        Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions [E05.318.308.980.438.475.183]
        
        APACHE [E05.318.308.980.438.475.365]
        
        Chronic Disease Indicators [E05.318.308.980.438.475.411]
        
        Patient Acuity [E05.318.308.980.438.475.456]
        
        Severity of Illness Index [E05.318.308.980.438.475.456.500]
        
        Symptom Burden [E05.318.308.980.438.475.456.750]
        
        Sickness Impact Profile [E05.318.308.980.438.475.730]

Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
- Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
  - Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
    - Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
      - Surveys and Questionnaires [N05.715.360.300.800]
        
        Health Surveys [N05.715.360.300.800.438]
        
        Health Status Indicators [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375]
        
        Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.046]
        
        Chronic Disease Indicators [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.091]
        
        Cost of Illness [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.182]
        
        Patient Acuity [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.364]
        
        Severity of Illness Index [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.364.500]
        
        Symptom Burden [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.364.750]
        
        Sickness Impact Profile [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.730]

Environment and Public Health [N06]
- Public Health [N06.850]
  - Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
    - Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
      - Surveys and Questionnaires [N06.850.520.308.980]
        
        Health Surveys [N06.850.520.308.980.438]
        
        Health Status Indicators [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475]
        
        Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.012]
        
        Chronic Disease Indicators [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.023]
        
        Cost of Illness [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.046]
        
        Global Burden of Disease [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.091]
        
        Patient Acuity [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.364]
        
        Severity of Illness Index [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.364.500]
        
        Symptom Burden [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.364.750]
        
        Sickness Impact Profile [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.730]

Patient Acuity Preferred

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