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Application of an engineering problem-solving methodology to address persistent problems in patient safety: a case study on retained surgical sponges after surgery.

September 25, 2013

Anderson DE, Watts B. J Patient Saf. 2013;9(3):134-9.

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It is widely agreed that the safety field must incorporate expertise from other disciplines in order to transform care. This case study reports on a collaboration between engineers and safety professionals to address the problem of retained surgical sponges.

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