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Retained surgical sponge.
Ibrahim IM. Ibrahim IM. Surg Endosc. 1995 Jun;9(6):709-10. doi: 10.1007/BF00187946. Surg Endosc. 1995. PMID: 7482170
Surgical foreign bodies are retained more commonly than is suspected. About 50% will become symptomatic in the form of erosion into the bowel or vessels, fistulae, abscesses, obstruction, bleeding, or chronic pain. ...
Surgical foreign bodies are retained more commonly than is suspected. About 50% will become symptomatic in the form of erosion into t …
Gossypiboma--retained surgical sponge.
Sun HS, Chen SL, Kuo CC, Wang SC, Kao YL. Sun HS, et al. J Chin Med Assoc. 2007 Nov;70(11):511-3. doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70051-0. J Chin Med Assoc. 2007. PMID: 18063507 Free article.
Intra-abdominal retained surgical sponge is an uncommon surgical error. Herein, we report a 92-year-old woman who was brought to the emergency room for acute urinary retention. She had a history of vaginal hysterectomy for uterine prolapse 18 years previously …
Intra-abdominal retained surgical sponge is an uncommon surgical error. Herein, we report a 92-year-old woman who was b …
The retained surgical sponge.
Kaiser CW, Friedman S, Spurling KP, Slowick T, Kaiser HA. Kaiser CW, et al. Ann Surg. 1996 Jul;224(1):79-84. doi: 10.1097/00000658-199607000-00012. Ann Surg. 1996. PMID: 8678622 Free PMC article.
OBJECTIVE: A review was performed to investigate the frequency of occurrence and outcome of patients who have retained surgical sponges. METHODS: Closed case records from the files of the Medical Professional Mutual Insurance Company (ProMutual, Boston, MA) involvin …
OBJECTIVE: A review was performed to investigate the frequency of occurrence and outcome of patients who have retained surgical sp …
Gentamicin/collagen sponge use may reduce the risk of surgical site infections for patients undergoing cardiac operations: a meta-analysis.
Formanek MB, Herwaldt LA, Perencevich EN, Schweizer ML. Formanek MB, et al. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2014 Jun;15(3):244-55. doi: 10.1089/sur.2012.209. Epub 2014 Apr 28. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2014. PMID: 24773201 Free PMC article.
OBJECTIVE: A meta-analysis of all published randomized controlled trials of the effectiveness of gentamicin/collagen sponges for preventing surgical site infections (SSIs). BACKGROUND: Despite routine use of systemic prophylactic antimicrobial agents, SSIs continue …
OBJECTIVE: A meta-analysis of all published randomized controlled trials of the effectiveness of gentamicin/collagen sponges for prev …
Development of a Surgical Sponge Counting System Using Radiographic Images.
Kusuda K, Yamashita K, Tanaka S, Tanaka K, Ohta Y. Kusuda K, et al. Surg Innov. 2020 Dec;27(6):647-652. doi: 10.1177/1553350620943349. Epub 2020 Jul 29. Surg Innov. 2020. PMID: 32723214 Free PMC article.
Background. Retention of surgical sponges in patients is a relatively frequent medical malpractice. To prevent it, the surgical sites are scanned using X-ray. ...The proposed system could accurately count surgical sponges and is a promising opti …
Background. Retention of surgical sponges in patients is a relatively frequent medical malpractice. To prevent it, the surg …
Retained surgical sponge.
Dewachter P, Van De Winkel N, Vandenbroucke F, de Mey J. Dewachter P, et al. JBR-BTR. 2011 May-Jun;94(3):118-9. doi: 10.5334/jbr-btr.531. JBR-BTR. 2011. PMID: 21874803 No abstract available.
Gastropleurobronchial fistula: lessons learned from delayed diagnosis of retained surgical sponge after abdominal surgery-A case report and review of the literature.
Warsame AM, Ali AM, Ekim T, Salad AA, Mohamed YG. Warsame AM, et al. J Med Case Rep. 2025 Nov 26;20(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s13256-025-05055-y. J Med Case Rep. 2025. PMID: 41299794 Free PMC article. Review.
Gossypibomas, also referred to as retained surgical sponges, are items unintentionally left in the cavities of the body after surgery. ...The patient underwent thoracotomy and laparotomy, along with a left lower lobe lobectomy due to a bronchopleural fistula caused …
Gossypibomas, also referred to as retained surgical sponges, are items unintentionally left in the cavities of the body after …
The Hidden Costs of Reconciling Surgical Sponge Counts.
Steelman VM, Schaapveld AG, Perkhounkova Y, Storm HE, Mathias M. Steelman VM, et al. AORN J. 2015 Nov;102(5):498-506. doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2015.09.002. AORN J. 2015. PMID: 26514707
Retained surgical sponges are serious adverse events that can result in negative patient outcomes. ...The purpose of this descriptive study was to estimate the cost of nonproductive OR time (ie, time spent not moving forward with the surgical procedure) spent …
Retained surgical sponges are serious adverse events that can result in negative patient outcomes. ...The purpose of this desc …
Retained surgical sponges (gossypiboma).
Bani-Hani KE, Gharaibeh KA, Yaghan RJ. Bani-Hani KE, et al. Asian J Surg. 2005 Apr;28(2):109-15. doi: 10.1016/s1015-9584(09)60273-6. Asian J Surg. 2005. PMID: 15851364 Free article. Review.
OBJECTIVE: Retained surgical sponges are seldom reported due to medicolegal implications. Awareness of this problem among surgeons and radiologists is essential to avoid unnecessary morbidity. ...METHODS: The medical records of 11 patients who were diagnosed as havi …
OBJECTIVE: Retained surgical sponges are seldom reported due to medicolegal implications. Awareness of this problem among surg …
Correct surgical sponge count.
Miller RE. Miller RE. Ann Surg. 1997 Apr;225(4):442. doi: 10.1097/00000658-199704000-00018. Ann Surg. 1997. PMID: 9114804 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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