Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
"Meconium Aspiration Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition caused by inhalation of MECONIUM into the LUNG of FETUS or NEWBORN, usually due to vigorous respiratory movements during difficult PARTURITION or respiratory system abnormalities. Meconium aspirate may block small airways leading to difficulties in PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE and ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D008471
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.381.520.687 C08.618.580 C13.703.277.785 C16.300.580 C16.614.580
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| Concept/Terms |
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome- Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
- Aspiration Syndrome, Meconium
- Syndrome, Meconium Aspiration
- Meconium Aspiration
- Meconium Inhalation
- Aspiration, Meconium
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meconium Aspiration Syndrome" 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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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WITHDRAWN: Amnioinfusion for meconium-stained liquor in labour.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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Meconium aspiration syndrome requiring assisted ventilation: perspective in a setting with limited resources. J Perinatol. 2008 Dec; 28 Suppl 3:S36-42.
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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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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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Amnioinfusion for meconium-stained liquor in labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2002; (1):CD000014.
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Amnioinfusion for meconium-stained liquor. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Apr; 12(2):129-32.
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Amnioinfusion for meconium-stained liquor in labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2000; (2):CD000014.