Surgical count process for prevention of retained surgical items: an integrative review. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Surgical count process for prevention of retained surgical items: an integrative review. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Review
 
• Published April 2016

Surgical count process for prevention of retained surgical items: an integrative review.

Freitas PS, Silveira RCCP, Clark AM, Galvão CM. J Clin Nurs. 2016 Apr 22; [Epub ahead of print].

Retained surgical items are considered a never event, but they continue to occur. Summarizing the evidence on surgical counts, this review explores risk factors, current processes, andtechnology solutions to determine best practices for perioperative nurses to prevent instances of retained surgical items.

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