 Medical Waste
"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Medical Waste" by people in this website by year, and whether "Medical Waste" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Waste" by people in Profiles.
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Linstadt H, Collins A, Slutzman JE, Kimball E, Lemery J, Sorensen C, Winstead-Derlega C, Evans K, Auerbach PS. The Climate-Smart Emergency Department: A Primer. Ann Emerg Med. 2020 08; 76(2):155-167.
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Kotsanas D, Gillespie E. Disposable antimicrobial and sporicidal privacy curtains: Cost benefit of hanging longer. Am J Infect Control. 2016 Jul 01; 44(7):854-5.
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Volkow P, Jacquemin B, Vilar-Compte D, Castillo RJ. Contact with hospital syringes containing body fluids. Implications for medical waste management regulation. Salud Publica Mex. 2003 Mar-Apr; 45(2):120-2.
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