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Sponges, surgical instruments miscounted in 13% of surgeries.

October 30, 2008

O'Reilly KB. American Medical News. September 22, 2008;51:14.

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This news article describes a study on retained surgical instruments and explains how new technology may help prevent such incidents.

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