"Meconium" 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.
The thick green-to-black mucilaginous material found in the intestines of a full-term fetus. It consists of secretions of the INTESTINAL GLANDS; BILE PIGMENTS; FATTY ACIDS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; and intrauterine debris. It constitutes the first stools passed by a newborn.
| Descriptor ID |
D008470
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.459.529 A16.378.529
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meconium" by people in Profiles.
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Amnioinfusion for meconium-stained liquor in labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Jan 23; (1):CD000014.
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Combined oesophageal atresia with upper pouch fistula and meconium peritonitis. Afr J Paediatr Surg. 2012 May-Aug; 9(2):152-4.
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Amnioinfusion for potential or suspected umbilical cord compression in labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Jan 18; 1:CD000013.
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Amnioinfusion for meconium-stained liquor in labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Jan 20; (1):CD000014.
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What (not) to do before delivery? Prevention of fetal meconium release and its consequences. Early Hum Dev. 2009 Oct; 85(10):611-5.
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WITHDRAWN: Amnioinfusion for meconium-stained liquor in labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Jan 21; (1):CD000014.
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The pros and cons of suctioning at the perineum (intrapartum) and post-delivery with and without meconium. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2008 Dec; 13(6):375-82.
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Meconium peritonitis and parvovirus B19 infection associated with hydrops fetalis. Ann Trop Paediatr. 2006 Dec; 26(4):371-5.
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Intrapartum and postdelivery management of infants born to mothers with meconium-stained amniotic fluid: evidence-based recommendations. Clin Perinatol. 2006 Mar; 33(1):29-42, v-vi.
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Labor induction and meconium: in vitro effects of oxytocin, dinoprostone and misoprostol on rat ileum relative to myometrium. J Perinat Med. 2002; 30(5):405-10.