A system-wide initiative to prevent retained vaginal sponges.

Brenda A. Chagolla; Verna C. Gibbs; John P. Keats; Barbara Pelletreau

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A system-wide initiative to prevent retained vaginal sponges.

September 14, 2011

Chagolla BA, Gibbs VC, Keats JP, et al. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2011;36(5):312-317.

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This commentary describes how a 32-hospital system implemented a surgical sponge management program in the labor and delivery setting.

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