Nitrous Oxide

"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.

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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

MeSH Number(s)

D01.362.635.625

D01.625.550.550

D01.650.550.587.650

Concept/Terms

Nitrous Oxide

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]
Gases [D01.362]
Nitrogen Oxides [D01.362.635]
Nitrous Oxide [D01.362.635.625]
Nitrogen Compounds [D01.625]
Nitrogen Oxides [D01.625.550]
Nitrous Oxide [D01.625.550.550]
Oxygen Compounds [D01.650]
Oxides [D01.650.550]
Nitrogen Oxides [D01.650.550.587]
Nitrous Oxide [D01.650.550.587.650]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nitrous Oxide" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Nitrous Oxide" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 78 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	2	2	4
1995	2	1	3
1996	2	3	5
1997	0	6	6
2000	1	1	2
2001	2	1	3
2002	1	3	4
2003	0	1	1
2004	3	0	3
2005	0	1	1
2006	1	2	3
2007	3	1	4
2008	3	3	6
2009	2	1	3
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	7	2	9
2016	1	2	3
2018	3	2	5
2019	1	0	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	3	4
2022	1	1	2
2023	1	2	3

Below are the most recent publications written about "Nitrous Oxide" by people in Profiles.

Practical Use of Self-Adjusted Nitrous Oxide During Transrectal Prostate Biopsy: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. J Urol. 2024 Feb; 211(2):214-222.

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Nitrous Oxide Toxicity With Subsequent Recovery. Neurology. 2023 10 10; 101(15):674-675.

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Subacute Combined Degeneration Caused by Nitrous Oxide Abuse Mimicking Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Am J Ther. 2023 05 01; 30(3):e307-e310.

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Phytochemical Combination Is More Effective than Individual Components in Reducing Stress Signaling in Rat Hippocampal Neurons and Microglia In Vitro. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Oct 21; 23(20).

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Subacute Combined Degeneration from Nitrous Oxide Use. N Engl J Med. 2022 09 01; 387(9):832.

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In reply: Nitrous oxide can help reduce length of stay in the postanesthesia care unit. Can J Anaesth. 2022 09; 69(9):1180-1181.

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Nitrous Oxide for Labor Analgesia at Altitude. Anesth Analg. 2022 02 01; 134(2):291-293.

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The association of nitrous oxide on length of stay in the postanesthesia care unit: a retrospective observational study. Can J Anaesth. 2021 11; 68(11):1630-1640.

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A survey of greenhouse gases production in central European lignites. Sci Total Environ. 2021 Dec 15; 800:149551.

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Safety of Nitrous Oxide Anesthesia in a Selected Group of Patients Undergoing Neurosurgery: An Exploratory Subgroup Analysis of the ENIGMA Trials. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2022 Jul 01; 34(3):306-312.

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