Retained Surgical Sponge Presenting Four Decades Later as a Rapidly Growing Soft Tissue Mass
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-01-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Retained surgical items continue to occur despite widespread implementation of prevention systems such as the surgical count, which has limited utility owing to its reliance on human performance.
The most important risk factors for these events are poor communication in the operating room and inconsistent adherence to protocol.
New technologies show efficacy in preventing retained surgical items and partially mitigating the poor reliability of the manual count.
Additionally, efforts to address systemic and environmental sources of error have demonstrated success in reducing the incidence of retained surgical items.
Here, we present the surprising case of a patient with a retained surgical sponge presenting as a soft tissue mass four decades after his surgery.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Koek, Adriana Y.. 2020. Retained Surgical Sponge Presenting Four Decades Later as a Rapidly Growing Soft Tissue Mass. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151308
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Koek, Adriana Y.. Retained Surgical Sponge Presenting Four Decades Later as a Rapidly Growing Soft Tissue Mass. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151308
American Medical Association (AMA)
Koek, Adriana Y.. Retained Surgical Sponge Presenting Four Decades Later as a Rapidly Growing Soft Tissue Mass. Case Reports in Surgery. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151308
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1151308