Open AccessThe Retained Surgical Sponge
Author(s) -
C Kaiser,
Sissie Friedman,
Kathleen Spurling,
Timothy Slowick,
Holly Kaiser
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199607000-00012
Subject(s) - medicine , indemnity , gossypiboma , surgery , general surgery , foreign bodies , actuarial science , business
A review was performed to investigate the frequency of occurrence and outcome of patients who have retained surgical sponges.