Assigning Responsibility for Gossypiboma (Abdominal Retained Surgical Sponges) in Operating Room

Background and objective Retained surgical gauze is a well known but less frequently reported surgical error. Several factors can lead to this mishap. It remains under-reported due to medico legal issues associated with its occurrence. This study was carried out to determine the view of health car...

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Main Authors: Amjad Siraj Memon, Naveed A Khan, Khursheed A Samo, Amna Bhatti, Rekha Jiswant Kumar, Maryum Nouman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dow University of Health Sciences 2012-12-01
Series:Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/10