Retained surgical sponges: Findings from incident reports and a cost-benefit analysis of radiofrequency technology

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 354-364

  Williams, Tamara L ^a   Tung, Derrick K ^a   Steelman, Victoria M ^b   Chang, Phillip K ^c   Szekendi, Marilyn K ^a  

^a University HealthSystem Consortium   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abbreviations and Acronyms; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; CMS; operating room; OR; Patient Safety Organization; PSO; radiofrequency; radiofrequency identification systems; retained surgical item; retained surgical sponge; RF; RFID; RSI; RSS

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; RETAINED INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL SPONGE; TECHNOLOGY; X RAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; INCIDENCE; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OPERATION DURATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL ERROR; WOUND CLOSURE; DIAGNOSTIC USE; ECONOMICS; FOREIGN BODIES; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RISK MANAGEMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; RADIO WAVES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL SPONGES;

EID: 84906934193     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.03.052     Document Type: Article

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