Concepedia

Real-Time Monitoring for Detection of Retained Surgical Sponges and Team Motion in the Surgical Operation Room Using Radio-Frequency-Identification (RFID) Technology: A Preclinical Evaluation

Michael Kranzfelder, Dorit Zywitza, Thomas Jell, Armin Schneider, Sonja Gillen, Helmut Friess

Journal of Surgical Research · 2011 · 44 citations · 19 references

Concepts

NursingPerioperative MedicineSurgeryPerioperative SafetyIntraoperative CommunicationIntraoperative MonitoringOperating Room Patient SafetyOperating Room Team CommunicationPatient MonitoringSurgical Instrument HandlingIntraoperative TelemetryOperative Team CoordinationReal-time Log MonitoringReal-time MonitoringReal-time Postoperative MonitoringRetained Surgical Item DetectionRfid TrackingSurgical Instrument Detection

References

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Risk Factors for Retained Instruments and Sponges after Surgery

Atul A. Gawande, David M. Studdert, E. John Orav et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2003 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Medicine, Perioperative Medicine, Surgery +17

Communication by Means of Reflected Power

H. S. Stockman · Proceedings of the IRE · 1948 · 708 citations

Engineering, Communication, Electrical Engineering +17

Electromagnetic Interference From Radio Frequency Identification Inducing Potentially Hazardous Incidents in Critical Care Medical Equipment

Remko van der Togt · JAMA · 2008 · 260 citations

Engineering, Health Informatics, Occupational Health +16

The Retained Surgical Sponge

C. William Kaiser, Sissie Friedman, Kathleen Pfeifer Spurling et al. · Annals of Surgery · 1996 · 257 citations

Medicine, Surgery, General Surgery +1

Initial Clinical Evaluation of a Handheld Device for Detecting Retained Surgical Gauze Sponges Using Radiofrequency Identification Technology

Alex Macario · Archives of Surgery · 2006 · 200 citations

Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering +10