"Airway Obstruction" 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.
Any hindrance to the passage of air into and out of the lungs.
| Descriptor ID |
D000402
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.618.846.185
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| Concept/Terms |
Airway Obstruction- Airway Obstruction
- Airway Obstructions
- Obstruction, Airway
- Obstructions, Airway
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Airway Obstruction" by people in this website by year, and whether "Airway Obstruction" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Airway Obstruction" by people in Profiles.
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Tracheostomy, the Not So Definitive Airway?: Tracheostomy Morbidity in Pediatric Craniofacial Patients. J Craniofac Surg. 2023 Nov-Dec 01; 34(8):2413-2416.
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Esophageal Foreign Bodies and Obstruction in the Emergency Department Setting: An Evidence-Based Review. J Emerg Med. 2019 May; 56(5):499-511.
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Clinical Mimics: An Emergency Medicine-Focused Review of Streptococcal Pharyngitis Mimics. J Emerg Med. 2018 05; 54(5):619-629.
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Durability of Silicone Airway Stents in the Management of Benign Central Airway Obstruction. Lung. 2017 10; 195(5):601-606.
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Management of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-induced angioedema. Laryngoscope. 2011 Nov; 121(11):2327-34.
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Airway management before chemoradiation for advanced head and neck cancer. Head Neck. 2012 Feb; 34(2):254-9.
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Perception of airflow obstruction in patients hospitalized for acute asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2009 Jun; 102(6):455-61.
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Repeated episodes of respiratory distress in an obese parturient after cesarean delivery. Anesth Analg. 2009 Apr; 108(4):1246-8.
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Bilateral thyroid hematomas after fine-needle aspiration causing acute airway obstruction. Thyroid. 2008 May; 18(5):567-9.
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Heliox administration in the pediatric intensive care unit: an evidence-based review. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2005 Mar; 6(2):204-11.