Retained surgical foreign bodies: A comprehensive review of risks and preventive strategies

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-17

  Stawicki, Stanislaw P ^a,g   Evans, D C ^a   Cipolla, J ^b,g   Seamon, M J ^c,g   Lukaszczyk, J J ^b,g   Prosciak, M P ^a,g   Torigian, D A ^d   Doraiswamy, V A ^e,g   Yazzie, N P ^e   Gunter, O L ^f,g   Steinberg, S M ^a,g  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g OPUS 12 Foundation Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Chest; Definitions; Extremities; Head and neck; Healthcare safety systems; Legal aspects; Pelvis; Prevention strategies; Retained surgical foreign body; Retroperitoneum; Review; Surgical complications

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; FOREIGN BODY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PELVIS; RADIOFREQUENCY; RETROPERITONEUM; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGERY; ARTICLE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL LIABILITY; NEEDLE; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL SPONGE;

ABDOMEN; COMMUNICATION; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; NEEDLES; PELVIS; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL SPONGES;

EID: 67649124338     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690909800103     Document Type: Review

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