Suction

"Suction" 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.

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The removal of secretions, gas or fluid from hollow or tubular organs or cavities by means of a tube and a device that acts on negative pressure.

Descriptor ID	D013396
MeSH Number(s)	E04.237.890
Concept/Terms	Suction Suction Suctions Aspiration, Mechanical Aspirations, Mechanical Mechanical Aspiration Mechanical Aspirations Drainage, Suction Drainages, Suction Suction Drainage Suction Drainages

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Drainage [E04.237]
Suction [E04.237.890]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	0	2	2
2008	0	1	1
2009	0	1	1
2015	0	2	2
2016	0	1	1
2017	1	2	3
2018	0	1	1
2022	0	1	1
2024	0	1	1
2025	0	1	1

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Settecase F, Puri AS, Lee SS, Khangura RS, Budzik RF, Pema PJ, Chaudury T, Page MJ, McGuinness BJ, Colasurdo M, Tonetti DA, Grossberg JA, Singh J, Kuhn AL, Alexander MD, Varjavand B, Priest RA, Kim J, Baxter BW, Kim WT, English JD, Caldwell J. Tenzing Assisted Delivery of Aspiration (TADA) technique for thrombectomy of medium vessel occlusions using the Freeclimb 54 catheter: multicenter experience. J Neurointerv Surg. 2025 Jun 01; 17(e2):e197-e205.

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MacDonald EA, Katz EL, Pearson TF, Harris JE. Performing Suction Blister Skin Biopsies. Curr Protoc. 2024 Jun; 4(6):e1073.

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Lamb CR, Yavarovich E, Kang V, Servais EL, Sheehan LB, Shadchehr S, Weldon J, Rousseau MJ, Tirrell GP. Performance of a new single-use bronchoscope versus a marketed single-use comparator: a bench study. BMC Pulm Med. 2022 May 12; 22(1):189.

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Rhodius P, Haddad A, Matsumine H, Sakthivel D, Ackermann M, Sinha I, Orgill DP, Giatsidis G. Noninvasive Flap Preconditioning by Foam-Mediated External Suction Improves the Survival of Fasciocutaneous Axial-Pattern Flaps in a Type 2 Diabetic Murine Model. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 12; 142(6):872e-883e.

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Giatsidis G, Cheng L, Haddad A, Ji K, Succar J, Lancerotto L, Lujan-Hernandez J, Fiorina P, Matsumine H, Orgill DP. Noninvasive induction of angiogenesis in tissues by external suction: sequential optimization for use in reconstructive surgery. Angiogenesis. 2018 02; 21(1):61-78.

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Vadva Z, Nurko S, Hehn R, Vargas SO. Rectal Suction Biopsy in Patients With Previous Anorectal Surgery for Hirschsprung Disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2017 08; 65(2):173-178.

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Stapleton CJ, Leslie-Mazwi TM, Torok CM, Hakimelahi R, Hirsch JA, Yoo AJ, Rabinov JD, Patel AB. A direct aspiration first-pass technique vs stentriever thrombectomy in emergent large vessel intracranial occlusions. J Neurosurg. 2018 02; 128(2):567-574.

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Strassner JP, Rashighi M, Ahmed Refat M, Richmond JM, Harris JE. Suction blistering the lesional skin of vitiligo patients reveals useful biomarkers of disease activity. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 May; 76(5):847-855.e5.

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Massari F, Henninger N, Lozano JD, Patel A, Kuhn AL, Howk M, Perras M, Brooks C, Gounis MJ, Kan P, Wakhloo AK, Puri AS. ARTS (Aspiration-Retriever Technique for Stroke): Initial clinical experience. Interv Neuroradiol. 2016 Jun; 22(3):325-32.

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Gamboa A, Paranjape SY, Black BK, Arnold AC, Figueroa R, Okamoto LE, Nwazue VC, Diedrich A, Plummer WD, Dupont WD, Robertson D, Raj SR. Inspiratory resistance improves postural tachycardia: a randomized study. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2015 Jun; 8(3):651-8.

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