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Real-time and accurate estimation of surgical hemoglobin (Hb) loss is essential for fluid resuscitation management and evaluation of surgical techniques.
Kai Li +6 more
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Advances in haemostatic sponges: Characteristics and the underlying mechanisms for rapid haemostasis
In traumatized patients, the primary cause of mortality is uncontrollable continuous bleeding and unexpected intraoperative bleeding which is likely to increase the risk of complications and surgical failure. High expansion sponges are effective clinical
Akriti Nepal +3 more
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RETAINED SURGICAL SPONGE IN A DOG: CLINICAL ASPECTS AND SURGICAL APPROACH [PDF]
Although retained surgical sponges are rarely reported, their clinical aspect can sometimes vary and therefore, the diagnosis can be challenging. An eight-year-old mixed breed dog was brought in for a skin lesion on the lateral abdominal wall that ...
Liviu Cătălin BURTAN +1 more
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BackgroundThe intraoperative blood loss is estimated daily in the operating room and is mainly done by visual techniques. Due to local standards, the surgical sponge colours can vary (e.g. white in US, green in Germany). The influence of sponge colour on
Florian Piekarski +8 more
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Evaluation of radiofrequency electronic system in intraoperative monitoring of surgical textiles
Objective To test performance of SurgiSafe®, a radiofrequency electronic device to detect surgical textiles during operations as compared to manual counting.
Adriana Marco Antonio +1 more
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Evaluation of factors associated with retained surgical sponges in veterinary patients: a survey of veterinary practitioners [PDF]
Objectives:To evaluate factors that could be associated with retained surgical sponges in veterinary patients.Materials and Methods:A survey was distributed to 322 veterinarians attending a national veterinary conference in the UK.
Reina Rodriguez, Fernando +2 more
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ObjectiveFibrocartilage transition zone (FC) is difficult to regenerate after surgical re-attachment of tendon to bone. Here, we investigated whether type II collagen-sponges (CII-sponges) facilitated tendon stem/progenitor cells (TSPCs) to adopt ...
Wen Wang +19 more
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Background: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of implementing quality improvement interventions for counting surgical sponges on compliance with the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) surgical count protocol and ...
Sepideh Totonchilar +2 more
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Background: A 36-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a 4-day history of vomiting, loss of appetite and gastric pain radiating to the back. He denied fever and diarrhea. His medical record includes a Billroth-II procedure in another hospital for gastric lymphoma in 1992, hepatitis C and ferriprive anemia.
Dewachter, Patrick +3 more
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A review was performed to investigate the frequency of occurrence and outcome of patients who have retained surgical sponges.Closed case records from the files of the Medical Professional Mutual Insurance Company (ProMutual, Boston, MA) involving a claim of retained surgical sponges were reviewed for a 7-year period.Retained sponges occurred in 40 ...
C W, Kaiser +4 more
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