Respiratory Insufficiency
"Respiratory Insufficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Failure to adequately provide oxygen to cells of the body and to remove excess carbon dioxide from them. (Stedman, 25th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D012131
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.618.846
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Respiratory Insufficiency" by people in Profiles.
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): A narrative review for the emergency clinician. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Oct; 96:6-14.
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Awake Prone Positioning for Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 and Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure. Am Fam Physician. 2022 Aug; 106(2):Online.
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COVID-19 respiratory support in the emergency department setting. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Oct; 38(10):2160-2168.
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Initial emergency department mechanical ventilation strategies for COVID-19 hypoxemic respiratory failure and ARDS. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Oct; 38(10):2194-2202.
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Is Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation More Effective Than Standard Measures in Critically Ill Adults? Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Dec; 66(6):616-8.
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Response to Dr Khursheed Jeejeebhoy. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2015 Mar; 39(3):271-2.
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The prevalence of sarcopenia in patients with respiratory failure classified as normally nourished using computed tomography and subjective global assessment. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2014 Sep; 38(7):873-9.
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Exploitation of diagnostic computed tomography scans to assess the impact of nutrition support on body composition changes in respiratory failure patients. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2014 Sep; 38(7):880-5.