"Medical Waste" 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.
Blood, mucus, tissue removed at surgery or autopsy, soiled surgical dressings, and other materials requiring special disposal procedures.
| Descriptor ID |
D008506
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.944.460 N06.850.460.710.460
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| Concept/Terms |
Medical Waste- Medical Waste
- Waste, Medical
- Medical Wastes
- Wastes, Medical
Waste, Pathological- Waste, Pathological
- Pathological Wastes
- Wastes, Pathological
- Pathological Waste
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Waste" by people in Profiles.
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Surgical team familiarity and waste generation in the operating room. Am J Surg. 2021 10; 222(4):694-699.
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Blood product and laboratory resource wastage in non-severe allergic transfusion reactions: an opportunity for improvement. Transfus Med. 2019 Oct; 29(5):338-343.