Incidence, root cause, and outcomes of unintentionally retained intraabdominal surgical sponges: a retrospective case series from two hospitals in Togo

BACKGROUND: The term gossypiboma refers to a sponge that has been forgotten in the surgical field. It is the most common retained surgical item, and constitutes a continuing problem for surgical safety. We performed a hospital-based study to examine their incidence, root cause, and outcomes, as an e...

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Autores principales: Tchangai, Boyodi, Tchaou, Mazamaesso, Kassegne, Iroukora, Simlawo, Kpatekana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5657063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29090018
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-017-0140-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5657063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29090018
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-017-0140-2

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