Apnea
"Apnea" 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.
A transient absence of spontaneous respiration.
| Descriptor ID |
D001049
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.618.085 C23.888.852.130
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Apnea" by people in Profiles.
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Bloomfield EL, Murray MJ. General anesthesia or sedation in the intensive care unit: are we aware of the difference when we use propofol? Crit Care Med. 2003 May; 31(5):1603.
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Atkinson JL, Anderson RE, Murray MJ. The early critical phase of severe head injury: importance of apnea and dysfunctional respiration. J Trauma. 1998 Nov; 45(5):941-5.