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retained surgical items: a standalone construct

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retainedsurgical items1 CONSTRUCTRetained surgical itemsGAWANDE · PATIENT SAFETY

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Patient safety

sponges or instruments left inside a patient after surgery, more likely in emergencies and unplanned changes during an operation.

In patient safety, retained surgical items refers to sponges or instruments left inside a patient after surgery, more likely in emergencies and unplanned changes during an operation. This meaning comes from Gawande (2003) in New England Journal of Medicine.[1]

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References

  1. Gawande, A. A., Studdert, D. M., Orav, E. J., Brennan, T. A., & Zinner, M. J. (2003). Risk Factors for Retained Instruments and Sponges after Surgery. New England Journal of Medicine, 348(3), 229-235. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmsa021721

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