"Comorbidity" 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.
The presence of co-existing or additional diseases with reference to an initial diagnosis or with reference to the index condition that is the subject of study. Comorbidity may affect the ability of affected individuals to function and also their survival; it may be used as a prognostic indicator for length of hospital stay, cost factors, and outcome or survival.
| Descriptor ID |
D015897
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.715.350.225 N06.850.490.687
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Comorbidity".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Comorbidity" by people in this website by year, and whether "Comorbidity" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2020 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Comorbidity" by people in Profiles.
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Gynaecological cancer-related deaths in a tertiary hospital: A four-year retrospective review. Afr J Reprod Health. 2024 Jul 31; 28(7):30-34.
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Cardiac and Renal Comorbidities in Aging People Living With HIV. Circ Res. 2024 May 24; 134(11):1636-1660.
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Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and atrial fibrillation: a Sub-Saharan African perspective. ESC Heart Fail. 2023 06; 10(3):1580-1596.
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Epidemiology and Control of diabetes - tuberculosis comorbidity in Eswatini: protocol for the prospective study of tuberculosis patients on predictive factors, treatment outcomes and patient management practices. BMJ Open. 2022 06 21; 12(6):e059254.
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Disease Severity and Comorbidities among Healthcare Worker COVID-19 Admissions in South Africa: A Retrospective Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 05 02; 19(9).
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Clinical characteristics and histopathology of COVID-19 related deaths in South African adults. PLoS One. 2022; 17(1):e0262179.
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Enigmatic Triad: Concomitant Hypertriglyceridemia, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, and Acute Pancreatitis. Pancreas. 2022 01 01; 51(1):e3-e4.
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Predictors of Transition to Frailty in Middle-Aged and Older People With HIV: A Prospective Cohort Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 12 15; 88(5):518-527.
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Weight gain stopping/switch rules for antiretroviral clinical trials. AIDS. 2021 12 15; 35(Suppl 2):S183-S188.
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Perioperative Doppler measurements of renal perfusion are associated with acute kidney injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Sci Rep. 2021 10 05; 11(1):19738.