"Nitrous Oxide" 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.
Nitrogen oxide (N2O). A colorless, odorless gas that is used as an anesthetic and analgesic. High concentrations cause a narcotic effect and may replace oxygen, causing death by asphyxia. It is also used as a food aerosol in the preparation of whipping cream.
| Descriptor ID |
D009609
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.362.635.625 D01.625.550.550 D01.650.550.587.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Nitrous Oxide- Nitrous Oxide
- Oxide, Nitrous
- Laughing Gas
- Gas, Laughing
- Nitrogen Protoxide
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nitrous Oxide" by people in Profiles.
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A Comparison of Clinical Outcomes of Operating Room Versus Office-based Ureteral Stenting With the Novel Use of Nitrous Oxide Sedation. Urology. 2019 Oct; 132:37-42.
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Feasibility and clinical outcomes of ureteral stenting in the office procedural suite. Can J Urol. 2018 12; 25(6):9596-9600.
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Upper aerodigestive tract frostbite from inhalation of automotive nitrous oxide. Ear Nose Throat J. 2018 Sep; 97(9):E13-E14.
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Nitrous oxide for labor analgesia: Utilization and predictors of conversion to neuraxial analgesia. J Clin Anesth. 2017 Aug; 40:40-45.
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Nitrous oxide speeds the reduction of distressing intrusive memories in an experimental model of psychological trauma. Psychol Med. 2016 06; 46(8):1749-59.
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Refining the anesthesia management of the face-lift patient: lessons learned from 1089 consecutive face lifts. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Mar; 135(3):723-730.
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Modulation of functional EEG networks by the NMDA antagonist nitrous oxide. PLoS One. 2013; 8(2):e56434.
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Observational study: discomfort following dental procedures for children. Pediatr Dent. 2013 Jan-Feb; 35(1):52-4.
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Effects of nitrous oxide sedation on resting electroencephalogram topography. Clin Neurophysiol. 2013 Feb; 124(2):417-23.
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Nitrous oxide paradoxically modulates slow electroencephalogram oscillations: implications for anesthesia monitoring. Anesth Analg. 2011 Oct; 113(4):758-65.