"Equipment Reuse" 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.
Further or repeated use of equipment, instruments, devices, or materials. It includes additional use regardless of the original intent of the producer as to disposability or durability. It does not include the repeated use of fluids or solutions.
| Descriptor ID |
D017743
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.328 N06.850.585
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| Concept/Terms |
Equipment Reuse- Equipment Reuse
- Reuse, Equipment
- Recycling, Equipment
- Equipment Recycling
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Equipment Reuse" by people in Profiles.
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Single-Use vs Reusable Duodenoscopes: How Infection Knowledge Gaps Are Driving Environmental Harm and What Can Be Done. Gastroenterology. 2024 Aug; 167(3):426-431.
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Reusable Elastomeric Respirators in HealthCare. Workplace Health Saf. 2021 06; 69(6):291-292.
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Evaluation of N95 respirator ultraviolet decontamination and clinical reuse with quantitative fit testing. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 09; 43(9):1272-1274.
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Deactivation of SARS-CoV-2 with pulsed-xenon ultraviolet light: Implications for environmental COVID-19 control. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 02; 42(2):127-130.
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Efficacy and safety of decontamination for N95 respirator reuse: a systematic literature search and narrative synthesis. Can J Anaesth. 2020 Dec; 67(12):1814-1823.
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Training and Fit Testing of Health Care Personnel for Reusable Elastomeric Half-Mask Respirators Compared With Disposable N95 Respirators. JAMA. 2020 05 12; 323(18):1849-1852.
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Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation to Decontaminate Filtering Face Piece Respirators During COVID-19 Pandemic. S D Med. 2020 05; 73(5):212-216.
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Cloth masks versus medical masks for COVID-19 protection. Cardiol J. 2020; 27(2):218-219.
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Letter by Yusuf regarding article, "Pacemaker reuse: an initiative to alleviate the burden of symptomatic bradyarrhythmia in impoverished nations around the world". Circulation. 2011 Jun 21; 123(24):e637; author reply e638.
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Alternative uses of a curette. Dermatol Online J. 2007 Jul 13; 13(3):7.