"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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Equipment Reuse" by people in Profiles.
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Mask decontamination methods (model N95) for respiratory protection: a rapid review. Syst Rev. 2021 08 07; 10(1):219.
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UV decontamination of personal protective equipment with idle laboratory biosafety cabinets during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS One. 2021; 16(7):e0241734.
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Vapourized hydrogen peroxide decontamination in a hospital setting inactivates SARS-CoV-2 and HCoV-229E without compromising filtration efficiency of unexpired N95 respirators. Am J Infect Control. 2021 10; 49(10):1227-1231.
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In-House Filtration Efficiency Assessment of Vapor Hydrogen Peroxide Decontaminated Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFRs). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 07 04; 18(13).
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Safety and structural integrity of N95/PFF2 respirators decontamination. Am J Infect Control. 2021 10; 49(10):1221-1226.
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Review of aerosolized hydrogen peroxide, vaporized hydrogen peroxide, and hydrogen peroxide gas plasma in the decontamination of filtering facepiece respirators. Am J Infect Control. 2022 02; 50(2):203-213.
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Reusable Elastomeric Respirators in HealthCare. Workplace Health Saf. 2021 06; 69(6):291-292.
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The COVID-19 pandemic and N95 masks: reusability and decontamination methods. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2021 05 29; 10(1):83.
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The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on ICU Organization, Care Processes, and Frontline Clinician Experiences: A Qualitative Study. Chest. 2021 11; 160(5):1714-1728.
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SARS-CoV-2 aerosol generation during respiratory equipment reprocessing. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2021 05 27; 10(1):82.