Initial clinical evaluation of a handheld device for detecting retained surgical gauze sponges using radiofrequency identification technology.

Alex Macario; Dean Morris; Sharon Morris

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Initial clinical evaluation of a handheld device for detecting retained surgical gauze sponges using radiofrequency identification technology.

July 10, 2008

Macario A, Morris D, Morris S. Arch Surg. 2006;141(7):659-62.

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The researchers describe their use of radiofrequency identification to locate retained objects after surgery. They found that the handheld wand, if used correctly, was 100% accurate in detecting retained sponges.

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