immobilization

Preferred Label : immobilization;

MeSH definition : The restriction of the MOVEMENT of whole or part of the body by physical means (RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL) or chemically by ANALGESIA, or the use of TRANQUILIZING AGENTS or NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS. It includes experimental protocols used to evaluate the physiologic effects of immobility.;

MeSH hyponym : hypokinesia, experimental; Experimental Hypokinesia; Experimental Hypokinesias; Hypokinesias, Experimental;

MeSH annotation : in Russian lit hypokinesia IMMOBILIZATION, not see related HYPOKINESIA; immobilization of animals for easy handling can go here if by methods other than RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL (see note there); bedridden patients can go here; not for immobilization of fractures ( FRACTURE FIXATION: see TN 87); TN 166: do not confuse with BED REST; in Russian literature hypokinesia IMMOBILIZATION, not HYPOKINESIA; immobilization of animals for easy handling can go here if by methods other than RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL (see note there); not for immobilization of fractures ( FRACTURE FIXATION); do not confuse with BED REST;

Details

Origin ID

D007103;

UMLS CUI

C0020944;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Fix [NCIt concept]
- Immobile [NCIt concept]
- Immobile [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Immobile (finding) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- Immobilising [ICNP action]
- Immobilization [PCS menu]
- Immobilization [NCIt concept]
- Immobilization [LOINC method]
- Immobilization - action (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Immobilizer, device (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Set [ICHI action]
- immobile [Radlex concept]
- immobility [SNOMED Notion]
- immobilization [OBI concept]
- immobilization [IUPAC Term]
- immobilizer, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Ne pas confondre avec
- bed rest [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- hypokinesia, experimental [MeSH concept]
- immobilization [MeSH concept]
See also
- Persons with Disabilities [MeSH Descriptor]
- fracture fixation [MeSH Descriptor]
- freezing reaction, cataleptic [MeSH Descriptor]
- hypokinesia [MeSH Descriptor]
- immobility response, tonic [MeSH Descriptor]
- movement [MeSH Descriptor]
- orthopedic fixation devices [MeSH Descriptor]
- restraint, physical [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- rest [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Immobilization [NCIt concept]
- Immobilization - action (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]

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