"Death" 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.
Irreversible cessation of all bodily functions, manifested by absence of spontaneous breathing and total loss of cardiovascular and cerebral functions.
| Descriptor ID |
D003643
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.260
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Death" by people in this website by year, and whether "Death" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Death" by people in Profiles.
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Normothermic Regional Perfusion: Ethical Issues in Thoracic Organ Donation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 07; 114(1):44-51.
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Surgical Innovation: Heart Transplantation After Cardiac Death. Surg Innov. 2021 Oct; 28(5):656-658.
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The intersection of food insecurity and health for rural Malawian women at the end of life. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2020 Oct 02; 26(7):372-382.
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Health and Well-Being in the Year before Death: The Association with Quality of Life and Care at the End-of-Life. J Aging Health. 2020 12; 32(10):1475-1485.
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Reply: Death is sad, but no one's bad to stop a VAD. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 07; 160(1):e5-e6.
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Identification of patients and plaques vulnerable to future coronary events with near-infrared spectroscopy intravascular ultrasound imaging: a prospective, cohort study. Lancet. 2019 11 02; 394(10209):1629-1637.
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Importance of incorporating standardized, verifiable, objective metrics of organ procurement organization performance into discussions about organ allocation. Am J Transplant. 2019 11; 19(11):2973-2978.
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A Woman in Full. Am J Bioeth. 2018 07; 18(7):32-34.
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Measuring Critical Care Providers' Attitudes About Controlled Donation After Circulatory Death. Prog Transplant. 2018 06; 28(2):142-150.
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Does Declaration of Brain Death Serve the Best Interest of Organ Donors Rather Than Merely Facilitating Organ Transplantation? Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jun; 101(6):2053-8.