"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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 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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Baniel CC, Lichter KE, Frick MA, Wu J, Oladipo E, Wu YF, SwamyS A, Hsu IC, Prionas N, Blomain ES, Kidd EA, Buyyounouski MK, Rosenbluth G, Mohamad O, Bagshaw HP. The NorCal brachytherapy waste audit: A simple, validated, toolkit for clinician led waste reduction. Brachytherapy. 2025 Jul-Aug; 24(4):622-630.
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Thiel C, Schuman JS, Robin AL. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Disease 2019: More Safety at the Expense of More Medical Waste. Ophthalmol Glaucoma. 2022 Jan-Feb; 5(1):1-4.
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Park EA, LaMattina KC. Economic and Environmental Impact of Single-use Plastics at a Large Ophthalmology Outpatient Service. J Glaucoma. 2020 12; 29(12):1179-1183.
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Goldberg ME, Vekeman D, Torjman MC, Seltzer JL, Kynes T. Medical waste in the environment: do anesthesia personnel have a role to play? J Clin Anesth. 1996 Sep; 8(6):475-9.