Back to basics: counting soft surgical goods. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Back to basics: counting soft surgical goods. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published March 2016

Back to basics: counting soft surgical goods.

Spruce L. AORN J. 2016;103:297-303.

Despite heightened awareness of hazards associated with retained surgical items, this never event continues to occur. This commentary explores improvement efforts that focus on the role of teams in performing surgical counts to prevent retained surgical items.

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