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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D000067393
MeSH Number(s)	E07.700.560 J01.637.708.560
Concept/Terms	Personal Protective Equipment Personal Protective Equipment Equipment, Personal Protective Protective Equipment, Personal

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Personal Protective Equipment".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Equipment and Supplies [E07]
Protective Devices [E07.700]
Personal Protective Equipment [E07.700.560]
Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01]
Manufactured Materials [J01.637]
Protective Devices [J01.637.708]
Personal Protective Equipment [J01.637.708.560]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Personal Protective Equipment" by people in this website by year, and whether "Personal Protective Equipment" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 8 publications over 2 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2017	0	1	1
2020	2	5	7

Below are the most recent publications written about "Personal Protective Equipment" by people in Profiles.

Vlachoyiannopoulos P, Alexopoulos H, Apostolidi I, Bitzogli K, Barba C, Athanasopoulou E, Dalakas M, Tzioufas A. Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection in healthcare workers of two tertiary hospitals in Athens, Greece. Clin Immunol. 2020 12; 221:108619.

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Glasofer A, Townsend AB. Supporting nurses' mental health during the pandemic. Nursing. 2020 Oct; 50(10):60-63.

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Thal AG, Schiff BA, Ahmed Y, Cao A, Mo A, Mehta V, Smith RV, Cohen HW, Ow TJ. Tracheotomy in a High-Volume Center During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evaluating the Surgeon's Risk. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 03; 164(3):522-527.

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Onesti CE, Rugo HS, Generali D, Peeters M, Zaman K, Wildiers H, Harbeck N, Martin M, Cristofanilli M, Cortes J, Tjan-Heijnen V, Hurvitz SA, Berchem G, Tagliamento M, Campone M, Bartsch R, De Placido S, Puglisi F, Rottey S, Müller V, Ruhstaller T, Machiels JP, Conte P, Awada A, Jerusalem G. Oncological care organisation during COVID-19 outbreak. ESMO Open. 2020 08; 5(4).

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Shang J, Chastain AM, Perera UGE, Quigley DD, Fu CJ, Dick AW, Pogorzelska-Maziarz M, Stone PW. COVID-19 Preparedness in US Home Health Care Agencies. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020 Jul; 21(7):924-927.

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Pandey AS, Ringer AJ, Rai AT, Kan P, Jabbour P, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI, Snyder KV, Riina H, Tanweer O, Levitt MR, Kim LJ, Veznedaroglu E, Binning MJ, Arthur AS, Mocco J, Schirmer C, Thompson BG, Langer D. Minimizing SARS-CoV-2 exposure when performing surgical interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Neurointerv Surg. 2020 Jul; 12(7):643-647.

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Mady LJ, Kubik MW, Baddour K, Snyderman CH, Rowan NR. Consideration of povidone-iodine as a public health intervention for COVID-19: Utilization as "Personal Protective Equipment" for frontline providers exposed in high-risk head and neck and skull base oncology care. Oral Oncol. 2020 06; 105:104724.

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Walker TR, Cowan SW, Yeo CJ, Beekley AC. Major General Malcolm C. Grow, M.D. (1887-1960) Soldier, Surgeon, Airman. Am Surg. 2017 Nov 01; 83(11):1298-1301.

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