Risk factors and preventive strategies for unintentionally retained surgical sharps: a systematic review

Risk factors and preventive strategies for unintentionally retained surgical sharps: a systematic review

Abstract Background A retained surgical item (RSI) is defined as a never-event and can have drastic consequences on patient, provider, and hospital. However, despite increased efforts, RSI events remain the number one sentinel event each year. Hard foreign bodies (e.g. surgical sharps) have experien...

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Main Authors: Samuel Weprin, Fabio Crocerossa, Dielle Meyer, Kaitlyn Maddra, David Valancy, Reginald Osardu, Hae Sung Kang, Robert H. Moore, Umberto Carbonara, Fernando J. Kim, Riccardo Autorino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
Subjects:
Detection
Foreign object
Management
Retained surgical item
Surgical sharps
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-021-00297-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-021-00297-3

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