Retained Intra-abdominal Surgical Instruments: Time to Use Nascent Technology?

Author： Berkowitz Seth   Marshall Harry   Charles Anthony  

Publisher： Southeastern Surgical Congress

ISSN： 0003-1348

Source： The American Surgeon, Vol.73, Iss.11, 2007-11, pp. : 1083-1085

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Abstract

Retention of surgical instruments is a possible complication of surgery; moreover, its occurrence has typically been used to denote poor surgical care on the part of the individual surgeon and the healthcare system. In the literature, it is not surprising that instances of retained foreign bodies are underreported to minimize exposure to possible litigation.

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