The lost sponge: patient safety in the operating room.

Amanda Grant-Orser; Paul Davies; Sukhbir Sony Singh

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The lost sponge: patient safety in the operating room.

October 17, 2012

Grant-Orser A, Davies P, Singh SS. CMAJ . 2012;184(11):1275-1278.

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This commentary reviews the incidence and risk factors associated with retained surgical sponges and describes prevention tactics.

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