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What is the best practice for surgical instrument counts to prevent retained items after surgery?

appsOther research productkeyboard_double_arrow_right Other ORP type 09 Mar 2026Publisher:Zenodo
Authors: Tripdatabase;

doi: 10.5281/zenodo.18930236 , 10.5281/zenodo.18930237

What is the best practice for surgical instrument counts to prevent retained items after surgery?

Abstract

Best practices for surgical instrument counts include manual checks supported by technologies like RF scanning, adherence to procedural guidelines, and comprehensive documentation to prevent retained items.

Keywords

surgery, surgical safety, surgical count, instruments, best practice, patient safety, retained items, instrument tracking, surgical procedures

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