Gossypiboma--the problem of the retained surgical sponge
| Autor: | R. Gayle Williams, James A. Nelson, David G. Bragg |
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| Rok vydání: | 1978 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Radiography medicine.medical_treatment Gossypiboma Surgical Equipment medicine Surgical equipment Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Thoracotomy Foreign Bodies Aged biology business.industry Surgical Sponges Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Surgery Sponge Surgical Procedures Operative Female Surgical device business |
| Zdroj: | Radiology. 129(2) |
| ISSN: | 0033-8419 |
| Popis: | Commonly used surgical sponges and appliances all have standardized, readily recognized opaque markers visible on radiographs. When these markers are identified on postoperative radiographs, they should be assumed to represent retained surgical sponges or appliances. With the rare exception of thoracotomy dressings, these marked materials are seldom, if ever, used as external bandaging materials. AP and lateral radiographs should provide an immediate answer as to the location of any retained surgical device. The early recognition of these retained surgical sponges should eliminate most complications related to their presence. |
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