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Sponge Count Documentation

Sponge Count Documentation is a procedural verification record within intraoperative documentation that systematically enumerates surgical sponges used during a surgical intervention to prevent retained foreign objects.

17

Publications

791

Citations

58

Authors

22

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

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Publications

17

Bar-coding Surgical Sponges To Improve Safety

Caprice C. Greenberg, Rafael Diaz-Flores, Stuart R. Lipsitz et al. · Annals of Surgery · 2008 · 147 citations

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Natural History of the Retained Surgical Sponge

JOHN W. HYSLOP, Kimball I. Maull · Southern Medical Journal · 1982 · 145 citations

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The Frequency and Significance of Discrepancies in the Surgical Count

Caprice C. Greenberg, Scott E. Regenbogen, Stuart R. Lipsitz et al. · Annals of Surgery · 2008 · 133 citations

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Retained surgical sponges: a descriptive study of 319 occurrences and contributing factors from 2012 to 2017

Victoria M. Steelman, Clarissa Shaw, Laurel Shine et al. · Patient Safety in Surgery · 2018 · 84 citations · Full text

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Using a Data-Matrix–Coded Sponge Counting System Across a Surgical Practice: Impact After 18 Months

Robert R. Cima, Anantha Kollengode, James H. Clark et al. · The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety · 2011 · 62 citations

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Authors

58

  1. AA
    Atul A. Gawande

    Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States

    2 publications · 280 citations

    2

    h-index

  2. RD
    Rafael Diaz-Flores

    Massachusetts General Hospital, United States

    2 publications · 280 citations

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  3. SR
    Stuart R. Lipsitz

    Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States

    2 publications · 280 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. CC
    Caprice C. Greenberg

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    2 publications · 280 citations

    2

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  5. SE
    Scott E. Regenbogen

    University of Michigan, United States

    2 publications · 280 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

22

  1. Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    12 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    280 citations

  3. Asir Central Hospital

    Abhā, Saudi Arabia

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    145 citations

  4. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  5. Dicle University

    Diyarbakır, Türkiye

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    29 citations

  6. Department of Animal Health

    Hanoi, Vietnam

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  7. Central Hospital of Yaoundé

    Yaoundé, Cameroon

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  8. University College Dublin

    Dublin, Ireland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

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Venues

  1. AORN Journal

    5 publications · 77 citations

    5

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  2. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

    2 publications · 47 citations

    2

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  3. Patient Safety in Surgery

    2 publications · 104 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. Annals of Surgery

    2 publications · 280 citations

    2

    h-index

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