Personal Protective Equipment
"Personal Protective Equipment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Specialized clothing or equipment worn for protection against health hazards. Personal Protective Equipment may include MASKS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; and protective footwear.
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D000067393
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.700.560 J01.637.708.560
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Personal Protective Equipment" by people in Profiles.
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Infection control in the intensive care unit: expert consensus statements for SARS-CoV-2 using a Delphi method. Lancet Infect Dis. 2022 03; 22(3):e74-e87.
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COVID-19-related personal product shortages are associated with psychological distress in people living with gastrointestinal disorders: A cross-sectional survey. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2022 03; 34(3):e14198.
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SHEA Pediatric Leadership Council commentary: Personal protective equipment during care of children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 09; 42(9):1108-1110.
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SHEA Pediatric Leadership Council commentary: Supporting well child care during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic with personal protective equipment in the ambulatory setting. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 08; 42(8):985-988.
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How the COVID-19 pandemic will change the future of critical care. Intensive Care Med. 2021 Mar; 47(3):282-291.
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Pain Management Best Practices from Multispecialty Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Public Health Crises. Pain Med. 2020 11 07; 21(7):1331-1346.
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A short report on an interprofessional mobilizer team: innovation and impact during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Interprof Care. 2020 Sep-Oct; 34(5):716-718.
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COVID-19 cardiac arrest management: A review for emergency clinicians. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Dec; 38(12):2693-2702.
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COVID-19 respiratory support in the emergency department setting. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Oct; 38(10):2160-2168.
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Acute Care Surgeons' Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Observations and Strategies From the Epicenter of the American Crisis. Ann Surg. 2020 08; 272(2):e66-e71.