Equipment Failure

"Equipment Failure" 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.

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Failure of equipment to perform to standard. The failure may be due to defects or improper use.

Descriptor ID	D004868
MeSH Number(s)	E05.325
Concept/Terms	Equipment Failure Equipment Failure Equipment Failures Failures, Equipment Failure, Equipment Device Failure Device Failure Device Failures Failure, Device Failures, Device Malfunction, Equipment Equipment Malfunction Equipment Malfunctions Malfunctions, Equipment Misuse, Equipment Misuse, Equipment Equipment Misuse Equipment Misuses Misuses, Equipment Defects, Equipment Defects, Equipment Defect, Equipment Equipment Defect Equipment Defects Medical Device Failure Medical Device Failure Failures, Medical Device Failure, Medical Device Device Failure, Medical Device Failures, Medical

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Equipment Failure [E05.325]

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Bar chart showing 127 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2009

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	0	3	3
1998	1	3	4
1999	0	4	4
2000	1	1	2
2001	1	2	3
2002	0	3	3
2003	0	2	2
2004	0	3	3
2005	0	3	3
2006	1	3	4
2007	1	8	9
2008	0	4	4
2009	2	10	12
2010	1	7	8
2011	1	1	2
2012	3	8	11
2013	1	6	7
2014	2	5	7
2015	2	3	5
2016	2	5	7
2017	2	6	8
2018	1	2	3
2019	2	2	4
2020	1	2	3
2021	0	3	3
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1

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Estock JL, Codario RA, Zupa MF, Keddem S, Rodriguez KL. Insulin Pump Alarms During Adverse Events: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2025 May; 19(3):739-748.

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White WB, Berberian JG. Pacemaker Malfunction-Review of Permanent Pacemakers and Malfunctions Encountered in the Emergency Department. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2022 Nov; 40(4):679-691.

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Poole JE, Swerdlow CD, Tarakji KG, Mittal S, Ellenbogen KA, Greenspon AJ, Kennergren C, Philbert BT, Moore J, Jones RC, Schaller RD, Hansalia R, Simmers T, Mihalcz A, DeBus B, Lexcen DR, Gunderson B, Wilkoff BL. Clinical performance of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead monitoring diagnostics. Heart Rhythm. 2022 03; 19(3):363-371.

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White MD, McDowell MM, Agarwal N, Greene S. Shunt infection and malfunction in patients with myelomeningocele. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 05 01; 27(5):518-524.

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Austin MA, Maynes EJ, Gadda MN, O'Malley TJ, Morris RJ, Shah MK, Pirlamarla PR, Alvarez RJ, Entwistle JW, Massey HT, Tchantchaleishvili V. Continuous-flow LVAD exchange to a different pump model: Systematic review and meta-analysis of the outcomes. Artif Organs. 2021 Jul; 45(7):696-705.

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Madsen JR, Boyle TP, Neuman MI, Park EH, Tamber MS, Hickey RW, Heuer GG, Zorc JJ, Leonard JR, Leonard JC, Keating R, Chamberlain JM, Frim DM, Zakrzewski P, Klinge P, Merck LH, Piatt J, Bennett JE, Sandberg DI, Boop FA, Hameed MQ. Diagnostic Accuracy of Non-Invasive Thermal Evaluation of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Flow in Shunt Malfunction: A Prospective, Multi-Site, Operator-Blinded Study. Neurosurgery. 2020 10 15; 87(5):939-948.

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Tong JY, Pasick LJ, Benito DA, Sataloff RT. Adverse Events Associated With Laser Use in the Upper Airway. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 05; 164(5):911-917.

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Nielsen E, Andras LM, Siddiqui AA, Michael N, Garg S, Paloski M, Brighton BK, Ferrero E, Mazda K, Ilharreborde B, Skaggs DL. 40% reoperation rate in adolescents with spondylolisthesis. Spine Deform. 2020 10; 8(5):1059-1067.

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Kumbhar SS, Plunk MR, Nikam R, Boyd KP, Thakrar PD. Complications of percutaneous gastrostomy and gastrojejunostomy tubes in children. Pediatr Radiol. 2020 03; 50(3):404-414.

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Seew?ster T, L?be S, Hilbert S, Bollmann A, Sommer P, Lindemann F, Bacevicius J, Sch?ne K, Richter S, D?ring M, Paetsch I, Hindricks G, Jahnke C. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: best practice and real-world experience. Europace. 2019 Aug 01; 21(8):1220-1228.

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