Diseases

Critical Illness

A disease or state in which death is possible or imminent.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A disease or state in which death is possible or imminent.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Critically Ill
  • Critical Illnesses
  • Illness, Critical
  • Illnesses, Critical

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Aspects Covered

8 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, epidemiology, mortality, nursing, psychology, rehabilitation, therapy.

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Indexing 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

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History Note

92

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Previous Indexing

  • Critical Care (1975-1991)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. C23.550.291.625

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NLM Classification

QZ 140

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Critical Illness. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016638. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016638
  2. Critical Illness. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65807521