"Hypnotics and Sedatives" 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.
Drugs used to induce drowsiness or sleep or to reduce psychological excitement or anxiety.
| Descriptor ID |
D006993
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.277.350 D27.505.954.427.210.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Hypnotic Effect- Hypnotic Effect
- Effect, Hypnotic
- Hypnotic Effects
- Effects, Hypnotic
Sedative Effect- Sedative Effect
- Effect, Sedative
- Sedative Effects
- Effects, Sedative
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypnotics and Sedatives" by people in Profiles.
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Analgesia and Sedation Use During Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure. Crit Care Med. 2024 Jul 01; 52(7):1043-1053.
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Insomnia Diagnosis, Prescribed Hypnotic Medication Use, and Risk for Serious Fall Injuries in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study. Sleep. 2022 05 12; 45(5).
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Sedatives used in children to obtain head CT in the emergency department. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 06; 44:198-202.
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Procedural Sedation Outside the Operating Room and Potential Neurotoxicity: Analysis of an At-Risk Pediatric Population. Acad Pediatr. 2019 Nov - Dec; 19(8):978-984.
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Barriers and Facilitators to the Deprescribing of Nonbenzodiazepine Sedative Medications Among Older Adults. Perm J. 2018; 22:17-157.
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Sedative Hypnotic Medication Use and the Risk of Motor Vehicle Crash. Am J Public Health. 2015 Aug; 105(8):e64-9.
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Screening and brief intervention for substance misuse: Does it reduce aggression and HIV-related risk behaviours? Alcohol Alcohol. 2015 May; 50(3):302-9.
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Pediatric critical care physician-administered procedural sedation using propofol: a report from the Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium Database. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2015 Jan; 16(1):11-20.
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Neonatal Neurocritical Care Service Is Associated With Decreased Administration of Seizure Medication. J Child Neurol. 2015 Aug; 30(9):1135-41.
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Provision of deep procedural sedation by a pediatric sedation team at a freestanding imaging center. Pediatr Radiol. 2014 Aug; 44(8):1020-5.