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Suffocating

MedGen UID:
2468
•Concept ID:
C0004044
•
Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Asphyxia; Asphyxias; Suffocation; Suffocations
SNOMED CT: Asphyxiation (66466001); Suffocation (66466001); Suffocating (271877004); Asphyxia (66466001)

Definition

A state of general hypoxia and hypercapnea, resulting in acidosis, which affects all tissues in the body. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSuffocating

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Prevention and treatment of head lice in children.
Mumcuoglu KY
Paediatr Drugs 1999 Jul-Sep;1(3):211-8. doi: 10.2165/00128072-199901030-00005. PMID: 10937452
Reality testing in cancer treatment: the phase I trial of endostatin.
Ryan DP, Penson RT, Ahmed S, Chabner BA, Lynch TJ Jr
Oncologist 1999;4(6):501-8. PMID: 10631694

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Devouring and Asphyxia: Symptoms of a Cultural Complex in Present Times.
Wahba LL
J Anal Psychol 2023 Apr;68(2):227-240. Epub 2023 Mar 30 doi: 10.1111/1468-5922.12906. PMID: 36994544
Prevalence and associated factors of anxiety among the population in an urban area of China: a cross-sectional study.
Wang Q, Zhang J, Yao H, Jin P, Zhao F, Zhang P
BMJ Open 2022 Nov 8;12(11):e062431. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062431. PMID: 36351738Free PMC Article
Tiny but risky: The reasons why the Caspar pin distractor causes suffocating cervical hematoma-Two cases and a literature review.
Boukebous B, Maillot C, El Hachache B, Rousseau MA
Neurochirurgie 2022 Oct;68(5):518-524. Epub 2022 May 1 doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2022.04.002. PMID: 35508266
Reoperative surgery for thyroid disease.
Lefevre JH, Tresallet C, Leenhardt L, Jublanc C, Chigot JP, Menegaux F
Langenbecks Arch Surg 2007 Nov;392(6):685-91. Epub 2007 Jun 26 doi: 10.1007/s00423-007-0201-6. PMID: 17593385
Postoperative confusion.
Neelon VJ
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 1990 Dec;2(4):579-87. PMID: 2096862

Diagnosis

Pulmonary vasculitis in Hughes-Stovin syndrome (HSS): a reference atlas and computed tomography pulmonary angiography guide-a report by the HSS International Study Group.
Emad Y, Ragab Y, Robinson C, Pankl S, Young P, Fabi M, Bawaskar P, Ibrahim O, Erkan D, Barman B, Tekavec-Trkanjec J, Jayakrishnan B, Kindermann M, Kechida M, Guffroy A, Silva RS, Frikha F, Abou-Zeid A, Hassan M, Farber HW, Abdelbary MH, Tornes L, Margolesky J, El-Shaarawy N, Bennji S, Agarwala MK, Saad A, Amezyane T, Ghirardo S, Cruz V, Niemeyer B, Al-Zeedy K, Al-Jahdali H, Jaramillo N, Demirkan S, Kably I, Kim JT, Rasker JJ
Clin Rheumatol 2021 Dec;40(12):4993-5008. Epub 2021 Sep 17 doi: 10.1007/s10067-021-05912-3. PMID: 34533671Free PMC Article
Interstitial Lung Disease in Women of Child-Bearing Age.
Mylvaganam R, Dua S, Nelson-Piercy C, Mathur A
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2017 Apr;38(2):185-190. Epub 2017 May 22 doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1602243. PMID: 28561249
Reoperative surgery for thyroid disease.
Lefevre JH, Tresallet C, Leenhardt L, Jublanc C, Chigot JP, Menegaux F
Langenbecks Arch Surg 2007 Nov;392(6):685-91. Epub 2007 Jun 26 doi: 10.1007/s00423-007-0201-6. PMID: 17593385
Human rabies--Québec, Canada, 2000.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2000 Dec 15;49(49):1115-6. PMID: 11917927
Prevention and treatment of head lice in children.
Mumcuoglu KY
Paediatr Drugs 1999 Jul-Sep;1(3):211-8. doi: 10.2165/00128072-199901030-00005. PMID: 10937452

Therapy

Tiny but risky: The reasons why the Caspar pin distractor causes suffocating cervical hematoma-Two cases and a literature review.
Boukebous B, Maillot C, El Hachache B, Rousseau MA
Neurochirurgie 2022 Oct;68(5):518-524. Epub 2022 May 1 doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2022.04.002. PMID: 35508266
Interstitial Lung Disease in Women of Child-Bearing Age.
Mylvaganam R, Dua S, Nelson-Piercy C, Mathur A
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2017 Apr;38(2):185-190. Epub 2017 May 22 doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1602243. PMID: 28561249
Homicide by methane gas.
De-Giorgio F, Grassi VM, Vetrugno G, Rossi R, Fucci N, d'Aloja E, Pascali VL
Forensic Sci Int 2012 Sep 10;221(1-3):e1-3. Epub 2012 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.01.012. PMID: 22721935
Case report of suicide by inhalation of nitrogen gas.
Harding BE, Wolf BC
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2008 Sep;29(3):235-7. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e318183240c. PMID: 18725778
Prevention and treatment of head lice in children.
Mumcuoglu KY
Paediatr Drugs 1999 Jul-Sep;1(3):211-8. doi: 10.2165/00128072-199901030-00005. PMID: 10937452

Prognosis

Interstitial Lung Disease in Women of Child-Bearing Age.
Mylvaganam R, Dua S, Nelson-Piercy C, Mathur A
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2017 Apr;38(2):185-190. Epub 2017 May 22 doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1602243. PMID: 28561249
Pulmonary oedema -- a life threatening disease.
Ekman I, Ekstrand L, Schaufelberger M
Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2007 Dec;6(4):259-64. Epub 2007 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2006.11.003. PMID: 17321798
Extensive thyroidectomy in Graves' disease.
Gaujoux S, Leenhardt L, Trésallet C, Rouxel A, Hoang C, Jublanc C, Chigot JP, Menegaux F
J Am Coll Surg 2006 Jun;202(6):868-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.02.031. PMID: 16735199
Nociceptive and neuropathic pain in patients with lung cancer: a comparison of pain quality descriptors.
Wilkie DJ, Huang HY, Reilly N, Cain KC
J Pain Symptom Manage 2001 Nov;22(5):899-910. doi: 10.1016/s0885-3924(01)00351-7. PMID: 11728793Free PMC Article
Human rabies--Québec, Canada, 2000.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2000 Dec 15;49(49):1115-6. PMID: 11917927

Clinical prediction guides

Nasal breathing is superior to oral breathing when performing and undergoing transnasal endoscopy: a randomized trial.
Takahashi K, Murakami Y, Sasaki T, Ueno N, Tachibana S, Ikeda J, Ishigaki K, Horiuchi M, Yoshida M, Uehara K, Kobayashi Y, Sugiyama Y, Kunogi T, Muto M, Ando K, Muto M, Kashima S, Moriichi K, Tanabe H, Yanagawa N, Harada K, Teramoto T, Okumura T, Fujiya M
Endoscopy 2023 Mar;55(3):207-216. Epub 2022 Jul 14 doi: 10.1055/a-1900-6004. PMID: 35835446Free PMC Article
Nociceptive and neuropathic pain in patients with lung cancer: a comparison of pain quality descriptors.
Wilkie DJ, Huang HY, Reilly N, Cain KC
J Pain Symptom Manage 2001 Nov;22(5):899-910. doi: 10.1016/s0885-3924(01)00351-7. PMID: 11728793Free PMC Article
Human rabies--Québec, Canada, 2000.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2000 Dec 15;49(49):1115-6. PMID: 11917927
Covert video recordings of life-threatening child abuse: lessons for child protection.
Southall DP, Plunkett MC, Banks MW, Falkov AF, Samuels MP
Pediatrics 1997 Nov;100(5):735-60. doi: 10.1542/peds.100.5.735. PMID: 9346973
General and specific fears in referred and self-referred adult patients with extreme dental anxiety.
Berggren U
Behav Res Ther 1992 Jul;30(4):395-401. doi: 10.1016/0005-7967(92)90051-h. PMID: 1616474

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