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Endoscopic removal of a retained surgical sponge in a young Syrian refugee after Caesarean section: a case report with discussion of cultural and political consequences

BACKGROUND: Inadvertently retained sponges and instruments still constitute a major but preventable complication in surgery. Given the high geographic mobility of patients, the fluctuation of physician-patient contact, and communication problems due to language barriers, the conscientious use of str...

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Autores principales: Ackermann, Johannes, Kanzow, Moritz, Mathiak, Micaela, Pecks, Ulrich, Maass, Nicolai, Alkatout, Ibrahim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5080713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27800018
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-016-0111-z