Necessity of a good surgical history: detection of a gossypiboma.

JoAnn Coleman; Christopher L Wolfgang

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Necessity of a good surgical history: detection of a gossypiboma.

July 17, 2013

Coleman JA, Wolfgang CL. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 2013;9(5).

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This commentary spotlights the concern of retained surgical items, including clinical consequences, legal ramifications, and guidelines developed to prevent these incidents.

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