"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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 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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A Life Cycle Assessment of Reusable and Disposable Surgical Caps. J Surg Res. 2024 Jul; 299:112-119.
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Technologies for monitoring the quality of endoscope reprocessing. Gastrointest Endosc. 2014 Sep; 80(3):369-73.
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Reuse of selected external fixator components is safe and should be supported. J Orthop Trauma. 2006 Jan; 20(1):43-6.
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The safety of reusing injectable collagen: a multicenter microbiological study. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2002; 13(4):232-4; discussion 235.
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Is it safe to reuse a syringe of glutaraldehyde cross-linked collagen? A microbiological study. J Urol. 2000 Oct; 164(4):1275-6.
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Reuse of external skeletal fixator components: effects on costs and complications. J Trauma. 1998 May; 44(5):855-8.
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Cardiac pacing and defibrillation in developing nations. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 1995 May; 18(5 Pt 1):1063-4.