Retained intra-abdominal surgical instruments: Time to use nascent technology?

American Surgeon

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1083-1085

  Berkowitz, Seth ^a   Marshall, Harry ^a   Charles, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FOREIGN BODY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISTORY; HUMAN; NOTE; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT CARE; RETAINED INSTRUMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL ERROR; PERITONEAL CAVITY; REVIEW;

ABDOMINAL CAVITY; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL ERRORS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 38449098066     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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