Short Report of Retained Radiopaque Marker in Gauze and Comparison of Ease of Dislodging and Breaking

• Published in: Indian journal of surgical oncology Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 528 - 530
• Main Author: Hoshi, Takuo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi Springer India 01.09.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abdomen; Foreign bodies; Laparoscopy; Letter to the Editor; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Oncology; Prevention; Radiography; Surgery; Surgical apparatus & instruments; Surgical Oncology; Tomography
• ISSN: 0975-7651; 0976-6952
• DOI: 10.1007/s13193-024-01934-w

The Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) guidelines for the prevention of retained surgical items [3] state that perioperative team members should contribute to a culture that respects the need for precise accounting of items, instruments, and device fragments used during surgical procedures for safety by limiting distractions during each count, adhering to standardized counting practices, and promptly informing colleagues of any discrepancies in the count as they arise. The verification was carried out in a dry and room temperature environment; thus, the results obtained may differ when the subject is in a state of hydration, such as with blood or saline solution. [...]I believe it is very difficult to verify the mechanism by which this case was damaged. Declarations Ethics Approval All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Risk factors and preventive strategies for unintentionally retained surgical sharps: a systematic review.