"Equipment Failure" 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.
Failure of equipment to perform to standard. The failure may be due to defects or improper use.
| Descriptor ID |
D004868
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.325
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| Concept/Terms |
Equipment Failure- Equipment Failure
- Equipment Failures
- Failures, Equipment
- Failure, Equipment
Device Failure- Device Failure
- Device Failures
- Failure, Device
- Failures, Device
- Malfunction, Equipment
- Equipment Malfunction
- Equipment Malfunctions
- Malfunctions, Equipment
Misuse, Equipment- Misuse, Equipment
- Equipment Misuse
- Equipment Misuses
- Misuses, Equipment
Medical Device Failure- Medical Device Failure
- Failures, Medical Device
- Failure, Medical Device
- Device Failure, Medical
- Device Failures, Medical
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Equipment Failure" by people in this website by year, and whether "Equipment Failure" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Equipment Failure" by people in Profiles.
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Comparison of failure rates between full-barium and striped barium distal shunt catheters: a matched case-control study. Childs Nerv Syst. 2025 Jan 18; 41(1):92.
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Epicardial pacing outcomes in infants with heart block: Lead and device complications from a multicenter experience. Heart Rhythm. 2025 Jan; 22(1):170-180.
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Ventricular catheter tissue obstruction and shunt malfunction in 9 hydrocephalus etiologies. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 Jul 01; 34(1):84-93.
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Adverse Events and Device Failures Associated with Pancreatic Stents: A Comprehensive Analysis Using the FDA's MAUDE Database. Dig Dis Sci. 2024 Jun; 69(6):2018-2025.
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Predictors of failure of high flow nasal cannula failure in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19. Respir Med. 2021 Aug-Sep; 185:106474.
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Management of Symptomatic Patients with Textured Implants. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 May 01; 147(5S):58S-68S.
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Predictors of fast and ultrafast shunt failure in pediatric hydrocephalus: a Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 03 01; 27(3):277-286.
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Characterization of a multicenter pediatric-hydrocephalus shunt biobank. Fluids Barriers CNS. 2020 Jul 18; 17(1):45.
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Hypothermia Outcomes After Transvenous Lead Extraction Complications Requiring Cardiothoracic Surgery. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2019 12; 12(12):e007831.
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Epidemiology of Infectious and Noninfectious Catheter Complications in Patients Receiving Home Parenteral Nutrition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2019 09; 43(7):832-851.