Effectiveness of a radiofrequency detection system as an adjunct to manual counting protocols for tracking surgical sponges: A prospective trial of 2,285 patients

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 215, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 524-533

  Rupp, Christopher C ^a   Kagarise, Mary J ^a   Nelson, Stella M ^b   Deal, Allison M ^c   Phillips, Susan ^b   Chadwick, Janet ^b   Petty, Tamara ^b   Meyer, Anthony A ^a   Kim, Hong Jin ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BODY MASS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY DETECTION SYSTEM; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL DRAPE; SURGICAL SPONGE; THORAX SURGERY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIO WAVES; SURGICAL SPONGES;

EID: 84866399971     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.06.014     Document Type: Article

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