Beyond the count: preventing the retention of foreign objects.

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Beyond the count: preventing the retention of foreign objects.

April 16, 2018

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. June 2009;6:39-45.

This piece identifies risk factors associated with retention of foreign objects and suggests several tactics to prevent its occurrence.

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