Reducing the incidence of retained surgical instrument fragments.
Reece M, Troeleman ND, McGowan JE, et al. Reducing the incidence of retained surgical instrument fragments. AORN J. 2011;94(3):301-4. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2011.05.014.
This article describes a surgical safety program that identifies and tracks damaged surgical instruments to prevent retained items.