Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
"Meconium Aspiration Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition caused by inhalation of MECONIUM into the LUNG of FETUS or NEWBORN, usually due to vigorous respiratory movements during difficult PARTURITION or respiratory system abnormalities. Meconium aspirate may block small airways leading to difficulties in PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE and ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D008471
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.381.520.687 C08.618.580 C13.703.277.785 C16.300.580 C16.614.580
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| Concept/Terms |
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome- Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
- Aspiration Syndrome, Meconium
- Syndrome, Meconium Aspiration
- Meconium Aspiration
- Meconium Inhalation
- Aspiration, Meconium
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meconium Aspiration Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Outcomes of the First Pregnancy After Fertility-Sparing Surgery for Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 06 01; 137(6):1109-1118.
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Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid and Neonatal Morbidity in Low-Risk Pregnancies at Term: The Effect of Gestational Age. Am J Perinatol. 2017 01; 34(2):183-190.
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Effect of Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid on Perinatal Complications in Low-Risk Pregnancies at Term. Am J Perinatol. 2016 Mar; 33(4):378-84.
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Evaluation of heparin assay for coagulation management in newborns undergoing ECMO. Am J Clin Pathol. 2010 Dec; 134(6):950-4.
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Urotensin-II contributes to pulmonary vasoconstriction in a perinatal model of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn secondary to meconium aspiration syndrome. Pediatr Res. 2010 Feb; 67(2):150-7.
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Endothelin-A receptor blockade and inhaled nitric oxide in a porcine model of meconium aspiration syndrome. Pediatr Res. 2004 Sep; 56(3):353-8.
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Interaction between inhaled nitric oxide and intravenous sildenafil in a porcine model of meconium aspiration syndrome. Pediatr Res. 2004 Mar; 55(3):413-8.
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Intravenous sildenafil lowers pulmonary vascular resistance in a model of neonatal pulmonary hypertension. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 Apr 15; 165(8):1098-102.
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Meconium aspiration syndrome and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2001 Jan; 84(1):F1-3.
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Advances in management of meconium aspiration syndrome. Indian J Pediatr. 2000 Nov; 67(11):837-41.