"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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 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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DeJoy S, Killeen C, Jackson-K?hlin D, Psaltis A, Knee A. Nitrous Oxide Use for Pain in Labor, Conversion to Neuraxial Analgesia, and Birth Outcome. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2024 Sep-Oct; 69(5):647-652.
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Peyton PJ, Liskaser G, Ho A, Marsh H, Etherington C, Torlot F, Desai M, Perrett G, Chee B, Leslie K, Myles PS. Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in the ENIGMA II Trial: A Post Hoc Analysis. Anesthesiology. 2023 04 01; 138(4):354-363.
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Buslov A, Carroll M, Desai MS. Frozen in Time: A History of the Synthesis of Nitrous Oxide and How the Process Remained Unchanged for Over 2 Centuries. Anesth Analg. 2018 07; 127(1):65-70.
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Moon JS, Kuza CM, Desai MS. William James, Nitrous Oxide, and the Anaesthetic Revelation. J Anesth Hist. 2018 01; 4(1):1-6.
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Desai MS, Desai SP. Medical history for anesthesiologists: Lesson 3. Medical history for anesthesiologists: continuation of a primer. Bull Anesth Hist. 2014 Oct; 32(1):21-3.
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Aponte-Feliciano A, Desai SP, Desai MS. Sites and artifacts related to Horace Wells in Hartford, Connecticut. Anesth Analg. 2013 Aug; 117(2):500-6.
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Schwartz D, Al-Najjar H, Connelly NR. Caudal block in a child with a sacral dimple utilizing ultrasonography. Paediatr Anaesth. 2011 Oct; 21(10):1073-4.
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Henninger N, Wang Q, Okun JG, Schwab S, Krause M. Nitrous oxide promotes hyperhomocysteinemia in levodopa treated rats. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2007 Dec; 13(8):524-7.
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Kaufman JL. Nitrous oxide and 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase. N Engl J Med. 2003 Oct 09; 349(15):1479-80; author reply 1479-80.
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Dershwitz M, Randel GI, Rosow CE, Fragen RJ, Connors PM, Librojo ES, Shaw DL, Peng AW, Jamerson BD. Initial clinical experience with remifentanil, a new opioid metabolized by esterases. Anesth Analg. 1995 Sep; 81(3):619-23.