Retained foreign bodies during surgery in pediatric patients: a national perspective

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 738-742

  Shah, Rahul K ^a   Lander, Lina ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication; Gossypiboma; KID; never event; Outcomes; Pay for performance; Resource use

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETAINED INSTRUMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURGICAL SPONGES; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63649159019     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.07.025     Document Type: Article

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