What Surgeons Leave Behind Costs Some Patients Dearly by Peter Eisler. USA TODAY. March 8, 20
The article states that about a dozen times a day surgeons sew up patients with sponges and other surgical objects left inside. Sponges are the objects most often left behind. This problem has a readily available solution: sponges with electronic tracking devices. However, this solution is only used by approximately 15% of U.S. hospitals. At present, surgical teams count gauze to make certain that all have been removed. But this often does not work. 68% of counts failed to catch missing sponges, according to a study quoted in the article. Several case studies recount the success of the tracking devices.
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