Real-time monitoring for detection of retained surgical sponges and team motion in the surgical operation room using radio-frequency-identification (RFID) technology: A preclinical evaluation

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-198

  Kranzfelder, Michael ^a   Zywitza, Dorit ^a   Jell, Thomas ^a   Schneider, Armin ^a   Gillen, Sonja ^a   Friess, Helmut ^a   Feussner, Hubertus ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

active RFID; gossypiboma; passive RFID; radio frequency identification (RFID); real time OR team tracking; real time sponge tracking; retained sponge; situational awareness

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOREIGN BODY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; RELIABILITY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL SPONGE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEXTILE;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC PHENOMENA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MEDICAL STAFF; MODELS, ANIMAL; OPERATING ROOMS; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE; SURGICAL SPONGES; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84860737237     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.03.029     Document Type: Article

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