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Life Support Care
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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MeSH Heading
Life Support Care
Tree Number(s)
E02.760.440
N02.421.585.440
Unique ID
D008020
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008020
Annotation
extraordinary measures in patient care: do not confuse with
LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
which is non-med
Scope Note
Care provided patients requiring extraordinary therapeutic measures in order to sustain and prolong life.
Entry Term(s)
Extraordinary Treatment
Prolongation of Life
Previous Indexing
Ethics, Medical (1966-1977)
Life Expectancy (1966-1977)
Longevity (1966-1977)
See Also
Resuscitation Orders
Public MeSH Note
78
History Note
78
Date Established
1978/01/01
Date of Entry
1977/04/22
Revision Date
2015/06/29
Allowable Qualifiers
classification (CL)
economics (EC)
ethics (ES)
history (HI)
instrumentation (IS)
legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)
methods (MT)
organization & administration (OG)
psychology (PX)
standards (ST)
statistics & numerical data (SN)
trends (TD)
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Ambulatory Care [E02.760.106]
Bloodless Medical and Surgical Procedures [E02.760.148]
Continuity of Patient Care [E02.760.169]
Critical Care [E02.760.190]
Custodial Care [E02.760.215]
Day Care, Medical [E02.760.246]
Delayed Diagnosis [E02.760.263]
Duration of Therapy [E02.760.287]
Episode of Care [E02.760.300]
Foster Home Care [E02.760.352]
Hospitalization [E02.760.400]
Institutionalization [E02.760.415]
Life Support Care [E02.760.440]
Advanced Cardiac Life Support [E02.760.440.028]
Advanced Trauma Life Support Care [E02.760.440.040]
Long-Term Care [E02.760.476]
Night Care [E02.760.564]
Nursing Care [E02.760.611]
Palliative Care [E02.760.666]
Patient Positioning [E02.760.670]
Perinatal Care [E02.760.703]
Perioperative Care [E02.760.731]
Preconception Care [E02.760.775]
Prenatal Care [E02.760.786]
Shared Medical Appointments [E02.760.823]
Subacute Care [E02.760.850]
Terminal Care [E02.760.905]
Time-to-Treatment [E02.760.928]
Transitional Care [E02.760.940]
Withholding Treatment [E02.760.952]
Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Ambulatory Care [N02.421.585.106]
Bloodless Medical and Surgical Procedures [N02.421.585.148]
Continuity of Patient Care [N02.421.585.169]
Critical Care [N02.421.585.190]
Custodial Care [N02.421.585.215]
Day Care, Medical [N02.421.585.246]
Delayed Diagnosis [N02.421.585.263]
Duration of Therapy [N02.421.585.287]
Emergency Room Visits [N02.421.585.294]
Episode of Care [N02.421.585.300]
Foster Home Care [N02.421.585.352]
Hospitalization [N02.421.585.400]
Institutionalization [N02.421.585.415]
Life Support Care [N02.421.585.440]
Advanced Cardiac Life Support [N02.421.585.440.028]
Advanced Trauma Life Support Care [N02.421.585.440.040]
Long-Term Care [N02.421.585.476]
Moving and Lifting Patients [N02.421.585.525]
Night Care [N02.421.585.564]
Palliative Care [N02.421.585.666]
Patient Comfort [N02.421.585.683]
Patient Positioning [N02.421.585.700]
Perinatal Care [N02.421.585.703]
Perioperative Care [N02.421.585.722]
Perioperative Period [N02.421.585.753]
Preconception Care [N02.421.585.775]
Prenatal Care [N02.421.585.786]
Subacute Care [N02.421.585.850]
Terminal Care [N02.421.585.905]
Time-to-Treatment [N02.421.585.928]
Transitional Care [N02.421.585.940]
Withholding Treatment [N02.421.585.952]
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Life Support Care
Preferred
Concept UI
M0012504
Scope Note
Care provided patients requiring extraordinary therapeutic measures in order to sustain and prolong life.
Terms
Life Support Care
Preferred Term
Term UI
T023925
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1978)
Prolongation of Life
Term UI
T023926
Date
04/20/1977
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
BIOETHICS (1989)
Extraordinary Treatment
Narrower
Concept UI
M0012503
Terms
Extraordinary Treatment
Preferred Term
Term UI
T023924
Date
04/20/1977
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
BIOETHICS (1989)
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