Retained Surgical Items: A Problem Yet to Be Solved

P. Stawicki, Stanislaw; D. Moffatt‐Bruce, Susan; M. Ahmed, Hesham; L. Anderson, Harry; M. Balija, Tara; Bernescu, Irina; Chan, Liza; Chowayou, Laurie; Cipolla, James; M. Coyle, Susette; H. Gracias, Vicente; L. Gunter, Oliver; Marchigiani, Raffaele; D. Martin, Niels; Patel, Jigar; J. Seamon, Mark; Vagedes, Eileen; E. Ellison, Christopher; M. Steinberg, Steven; H. Cook, Charles

doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.08.026

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Retained Surgical Items: A Problem Yet to Be Solved

Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons • Oct 4, 2012

Authors:

Stanislaw P. Stawicki

Susan D. Moffatt‐Bruce

Hesham M. Ahmed

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Retained surgical items (RSI) continue to occur. Large RSI studies are few due to low RSI frequency in single institutions and the medicolegal implications. Consequently, RSI risks are not fully defined, with discrepancies persisting among published studies. The goals of this study were ...

Subject

Medicine

Logistic regression

Univariate

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