"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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| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 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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Mraovic B, Timko NJ, Simurina T. Nitrous oxide and length of stay in the postanesthesia care unit. Can J Anaesth. 2022 09; 69(9):1178-1179.
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Mraovic B, Timko NJ, Simurina T. Antinociceptive effect of nitrous oxide. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2021 11 01; 38(11):1208-1209.
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Gopalakrishna A, Bole R, Lipworth R, Jimbo M, Helo S, Kohler T, Ziegelmann M. Use of Nitrous Oxide in Office-based Urologic Procedures: A Review. Urology. 2020 09; 143:33-41.
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Roth JV. Extubate Not Just With <100% Oxygen, but From Nitrous Oxide, Too? Anesth Analg. 2020 04; 130(4):e114-e115.
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Roth JV, Braitman LE, Hunt LH. Induction techniques that reduce redistribution hypothermia: a prospective, randomized, controlled, single blind effectiveness study. BMC Anesthesiol. 2019 11 06; 19(1):203.
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Roth JV. Can Nitrous Oxide Be Used to Prevent Intraoperative and Postoperative Atelectasis? Anesth Analg. 2019 08; 129(2):e64-e65.
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Roth JV. Chronic Pain and the Opioid Epidemic: Are We Ignoring the Potential Benefits of Nitrous Oxide? Anesth Analg. 2018 04; 126(4):1423-1424.
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Mraovic B, Simurina T, Gan TJ. Nitrous oxide added at the end of isoflurane anesthesia hastens early recovery without increasing the risk for postoperative nausea and vomiting: a randomized clinical trial. Can J Anaesth. 2018 02; 65(2):162-169.
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Herres J, Chudnofsky CR, Manur R, Damiron K, Deitch K. The use of inhaled nitrous oxide for analgesia in adult ED patients: a pilot study. Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Feb; 34(2):269-73.
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Pugliese RS, Slagle EJ, Oettinger GR, Neuburger KJ, Ambrose TM. Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord in a patient abusing nitrous oxide and self-medicating with cyanocobalamin. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2015 Jun 01; 72(11):952-7.