Risk factors and preventive strategies for unintentionally retained surgical sharps: a systematic review
Abstract
Background A retained surgical item (RSI) is defined as a never-event and can have drastic consequences on patient, provider, and hospital. However, despite increased efforts, RSI events remain the number one sentinel event each year. Hard foreign bodies (e.g. surgical sharps) have experienced a relative increase in total RSI events over the past decade. Despite this, there is a lack of literature directed towards this category of RSI event....
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Title
Risk factors and preventive strategies for unintentionally retained surgical sharps: a systematic review
Published Date
Jul 12, 2021
Journal
Volume
15
Issue
1
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