Retained surgical sponges: a descriptive study of 319 occurrences and contributing factors from 2012 to 2017

Retained surgical sponges: a descriptive study of 319 occurrences and contributing factors from 2012 to 2017

Abstract Background Unintended retention of foreign bodies remain the most frequently reported sentinel events. Surgical sponges account for the majority of these retained items. The purpose of this study was to describe reports of unintentionally retained surgical sponges (RSS): the types of sponge...

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Main Authors: Victoria M. Steelman, Clarissa Shaw, Laurel Shine, Abbey J. Hardy-Fairbanks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
Subjects:
Sponges
Gossypiboma
Adverse event
Patient safety
Surgery
Labor and delivery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13037-018-0166-0

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