 Hypnotics and Sedatives
"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hypnotics and Sedatives" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hypnotics and Sedatives" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2004 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2008 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2009 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2012 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2016 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2022 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2023 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2024 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2025 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypnotics and Sedatives" by people in Profiles.
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Dunbar PJ, Peterson RA, McGrath M, Kiser TH, Ho PM, Vandivier RW, Burnham EL, Moss M, Sottile PD. Sedation Practices during Continuous Neuromuscular Blockade for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Sep; 22(9):1394-1400.
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Kohler AD, Mueller SW, Kukreja N, Vogler TO, Balstad B, Endorf FW, Gibson C, Halevi AE, Wiktor AJ. Safety of Maintaining Nutrition Through Moderate Sedation for Burn Wound Care. J Burn Care Res. 2025 08 30; 46(4):839-845.
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Fuchita M, Pattee J, Le D, To T, Mucharraz C, Knippa S, Keyworth A, Blaine C, Lindroth H. Inter-rater Agreement of Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale Assessments in Adult Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU: A Cross-Sectional Study. Crit Care Explor. 2025 Sep 01; 7(9):e1302.
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Volvovitz B, Miah R, Park K, Kim JH, Vargas R, Xu Y, Qian M, Covey DF, Todorovic SM, Jevtovic-Todorovic V. Novel Neuroactive Steroid Analogs and Voltage-Dependent Blockers of CaV3.2 Currents, B372 and YX23, Are Effective Anti-Nociceptives with Diminished Sedative Properties in Intact Female Mice. Biomolecules. 2025 Aug 16; 15(8).
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Martin A, Coulter I, Cox R, Covey DF, Todorovic SM, Timic Stamenic T. Comparative electrophysiological study of neuroactive steroid-induced hypnosis in mice: sex and drug-specific differences. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2025; 250:10550.
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Green SM, Tsze DS, Roback MG. Emergency Department Ketamine Sedation: Frequency and Predictors of Critical and High-Risk Adverse Events. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 Dec; 86(6):600-605.
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Castaneda JM, Leonhard A, Spece LJ, Duan KI, Palen BN, Chen JA, Li YI, Zeliadt S, Josey K, Feemster LC, Au DH, Donovan LM. Incidence and Predictors of Long-Term Hypnotic Receipt among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Jun; 22(6):863-871.
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Kannikeswaran N, Roback MG, Burger RK, Barrowman N, Sucha E, Bhatt M. Comparison of Procedural Sedation Outcomes in Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 May 01; 15(5):398-406.
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Garcia RU, DiMaria K, Penk J, Caprarola S, Romer A, Fundora MP, Frank DU, Achuff BJ. Implementation of a multiphase, multi-institutional QI initiative to optimise sedation practices in cardiac ICU patients. Cardiol Young. 2025 May; 35(5):900-902.
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Caprarola SD, Jones MB, Yurasek GK, O'Neill RV, Pleau C, Rowan M, Gordish-Dressman H, Wernovsky G. Increased sound levels in the cardiac ICU are associated with an increase in heart rate, blood pressure, and sedation. Cardiol Young. 2025 Feb; 35(2):344-349.
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