Apnea of Prematurity

Preferred Label : Apnea of Prematurity;

NCIt definition : The cessation of breathing in premature infants that lasts for more than 15-20 seconds.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: Any cessation of breathing in an infant less than 37 weeks gestational age that persists for at least 20 seconds or is accompanied by bradycardia and/or blood oxygen desaturation.;

Details

Origin ID

C98823;

UMLS CUI

C0475715;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Apnea of prematurity [HPO term]
- Other apnea of newborn [ICD-10 Sub-category]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Apnea of prematurity [ORDO Disease]
- Apnea of prematurity (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- apnea [MeSH Descriptor]
- infant, premature, diseases [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Pathologic Function [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Apnea of prematurity [ORDO Disease]
- Apnea of prematurity [HPO term]
- Apnea of prematurity (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
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- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Neonatal Research Network Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Perinatal Terminology [NCIt concept]

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