Reducing the incidence of retained surgical instrument fragments.

Melissa Reece; Nicholas D. Troeleman; James E. McGowan; Jon P. Furuno

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Reducing the incidence of retained surgical instrument fragments.

September 14, 2011

Reece M, Troeleman ND, McGowan JE, et al. AORN J. 2011;94(3):301-4.

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This article describes a surgical safety program that identifies and tracks damaged surgical instruments to prevent retained items.

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